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EVAN LONGORIA
Third Base, Tampa Bay Rays

Last year you were Rookie of the Year and the Rays won the toughest division in baseball. Uh, any weird mixups because of your name’s similarity to…
Again? Man! Everyone has it straight now. She sent me champagne when I made the All-Star game, that’s it.

Did you endure any extra hazing as a rookie who signed a long-term deal after only six games in the majors?
There were veteran guys who would make jokes. The worst was when they made us put on dresses and paraded us around. They dropped us off five blocks from our hotel in New York, and we had to walk dressed like that. Brutal.

Any stories about girls you care to divulge?
Shit, I don’t want to say anything that will jeopardize my image. But when we go into cities, there are definitely a lot of women willing to throw themselves my way.  

After introducing the “Ray-Hawk” in ’08, does the team plan to unveil any terrible haircuts this year?
I don’t know how it became so big in St. Petersburg; it just came about. Maybe we’ll need a mullet to get us going.