Rays third baseman Evan Longoria suffered a freak hamstring injury sliding into second base on a stolen-base attempt back in April. Since then, he spent nearly two months doing nothing, then aggravated the injury during his rehab assignment.
Evan Longoria Activated By Rays
Now, however, the Rays will have him back:
#Rays option Rhymes back to Durham, announce Longoria is coming back— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) August 6, 2012
Longoria did play Sunday for his final rehab game:
Longoria felt good enough to play Sunday for Triple-A Durham, when an off-day was expected.
Longoria went 2-for-3 with a pair of line-drive singles in Durham’s 6-4 loss against Gwinnett. Overall, Longoria has batted .200 (5-for-25, all as the designated hitter) in his eight-game rehabilitation assignment.Longoria was off to a tremendous start — .329/.433/.561 in 82 at-bats — before the injury, and the Rays were 15-8 when he went down with the injury. They’re 41-44 since, so they’re hoping he can help jump-start their offense in the tight AL wild-card race.
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