Longoria has now reached the 20-homer mark for the seventh time in his career. Only three other third basemen in Major League history have hit 20 home runs in seven of their first eight seasons: Eddie Mathews, Chipper Jones, and Scott Rolen.
"I think it's a testament to how durable he is and to how good a player he is," Rays hitting coach Derek Shelton said. "And he's done it in situations, in some difficult situations. But I think it's a testament to him, how much he's on the field, and how good a player he is."
In addition, Longoria became the seventh AL third baseman (minimum 50 percent of games were played at third base) with seven 20-home run seasons in their career, joining Graig Nettles (10), Adrian Beltre (7), Alex Rodriguez (7), Dean Palmer (7), Eric Chavez (7) and Gary Gaetti (7).