Now, after making his decision to retire from baseball, Longoria will officially retire as a Tampa Bay Ray. Longoria will sign a one-day contract with the Rays and leave his MLB career on June 7. There will be a special pre-game ceremony featuring Longoria and his family before the Rays play the Miami Marlins at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Veteran third baseman Evan Longoria is officially calling it a career. MLB announced Monday that Longoria is retiring after 16 seasons and will sign a ceremonial one-day contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on June 7 to end his career with the team with which he began.

Long-time MLB third baseman Evan Longoria is set to officially retire as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays in a ceremony planned for June 7. The 39-year-old last played in 2023 with the Arizona Diamondbacks,