Evan Longoria – DL Stint Unlikely
June 4, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
On Wednesday, Evan Longoria had an MRI on his sore left hamstring. Longoria hurt the hamstring on Tuesday when running out a grounder in the sixth inning. The injury forced him to leave the game.
The MRI results showed good news for Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays. Although he may be out for a couple days, the doctors do not believe that Longoria will need to go on the disabled list. If the MRI would have shown a pull or a strain, the Rays likely would have put their star second baseman on the DL.
At 26-28 in the highly competitive AL East, the Rays couldn’t afford to lose arguably their best player. Already six games behind the division-leading New York Yankees, Tampa Bay needs to start playing at the level that allowed them to represent the American League in the 2008 World Series.
Longoria has definitely been doing his part. He’s hitting .322 with 13 homers and an MLB-leading 55 RBIs. At 23, Longoria already a star who appears like he’s going to end up starting the 2009 All-Star Game for the AL.
Evan Longoria - Tampa Bay Rays (Image: Zuma Press)
