...during a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rays' Reid Brignac and Evan Longoria also scored on the hit

2008 Rookie of the Year Evan Longoria avoided a sophmore slump from the start, garnering AL Player of the Month honors in April...

DETROIT - AUGUST 31: Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays throws to first base against the Detroit Tigers during the...

Tampa Bay Rays' Jason Bartlett, right, gets a high-five from teammate Evan Longoria after Bartlett hit a seventh-inning home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Manny Delcarmen during...

...Jenks reacts to giving up a sacrifice fly by Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena to score Evan Longoria and the go-ahead run during the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 21...

Young MLB Stars: Evan Longoria, Rick Porcello, Zack Greinke, Matt Weiters and Hanley Ramirez

...Infielder Ben Zobrist #18 (second from right) of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by teammates Evan Longoria #3 (right), Carlos Pena #23 (second from left) and Pat Burrell #5 (left) against the Washington...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 30: Infielder Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays warms up for play against the Minnesota Twins May 30...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 30: Infielder Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays warms up for play against the Minnesota Twins May 30...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 30: Infielder Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays singles against the Minnesota Twins May 30, 2009 at Tropicana...

Tampa Bay Rays Evan Longoria hits an RBI against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, May 6...

Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria hits an RBI sacrifice fly that scored B.J. Upton during the seventh inning of a...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 30: Infielder Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays bats against the Boston Red Sox April 30, 2009 at...

It's time to take notice of Evan Longoria

Evan Longoria looks like a natural now, but he didn't get drafted out of high school. Buster...