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Giants’ Evan Longoria preparing for strange home opener against former Rays

San Francisco Giants’ Yangervis Solarte is greeted by Gerardo Parra at the dugout after scoring on a single by Evan Longoria during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Saturday, March 30, 2019, in San Diego. Orlando Ramirez AP Photo

On the day Evan Longoria signed the richest contract in Tampa Bay Rays history, the face of the franchise said he wanted to be the first player to spend his whole career with the organization.

"To be the first guy that came into the organization and went out in the organization, and played all the years in between," Longoria told reporters.