SAN FRANCISCO — The first thing Evan Longoria did after getting traded to the Giants last month was fire off a pair of texts to Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner.
He wanted the Giants mainstays to know that this was still their club. The Face of the Franchise in Tampa Bay will be happy to be a face in the crowd in San Francisco.
“I’m here to follow the example that you guys have set over the years,” Longoria told them.
The three-time All-Star recounted that exchange Friday at AT&T Park where, for perhaps the last time, he had the spotlight to himself.