{"product_id":"autographed-signed-evan-longoria-san-francisco-white-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa-1","title":"Autographed\/Signed Evan Longoria San Francisco White Baseball Jersey JSA COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eAutographed\/Signed Evan Longoria San Francisco Giants White Baseball Jersey JSA COA — A Certified Authentic Signed Giants Road Jersey from the Three-Time Gold Glove Third Baseman Who Defined Defensive Excellence at the Hot Corner Across Fifteen Seasons That Took Him from Tampa Bay's Rise to San Francisco's Lineup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Third base is baseball's most demanding defensive position by some measures — the player at the hot corner fields hard-hit balls with almost no reaction time, makes long throws across the diamond on plays where a fraction of a second separates a routine out from an error, and must read the game with enough anticipation to position himself correctly for every count and every hitter in a lineup he has studied for years. Evan Longoria played that position with the kind of consistent excellence that produces three Gold Glove Awards, and he did it while also contributing the offensive production that made him one of the most complete players in the American League during his years with the Tampa Bay Rays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ He was born on October 7, 1985, in Downey, California, and played college baseball at Long Beach State before the Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected him third overall in the 2006 MLB Draft — a pick that became one of the most important selections in the franchise's history. He made his major league debut on April 12, 2008, hit a home run in his first at-bat, and spent the 2008 season becoming the player that the evaluation had projected: a third baseman with legitimate power, genuine plate discipline, and defensive range that put him in the conversation for the best at his position in the American League. He won the 2008 AL Rookie of the Year Award that season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ With the Rays, he was the defensive and offensive anchor of a team that went to the World Series in 2008 — the same year he won Rookie of the Year — and competed at the highest level of the American League East for multiple seasons that followed. He won Gold Gloves in 2009, 2010, and 2014, establishing the defensive pedigree that made him a legitimate argument for the best third baseman in the American League during those years. He was a multiple-time All-Star, a player whose combination of offense and defense at a premium position gave the Rays a cornerstone around which their roster was built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ In 2018 he joined the San Francisco Giants after being traded from Tampa Bay, bringing that same standard of defensive excellence and offensive consistency to the National League West for five seasons in a Giants uniform. The white jersey represents his time with San Francisco — one of baseball's most storied franchises, in one of the sport's most celebrated ballparks, wearing the road uniform that carried the Giants name across the country during the years Longoria wore it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eAutographed San Francisco White Jersey — JSA COA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e📋 This is Evan Longoria's autographed San Francisco Giants white baseball jersey, certified authentic by James Spence Authentication (JSA) — one of the leading authentication services in the sports memorabilia industry. The JSA COA confirms that the signature was examined by JSA's authentication staff and meets their standards for authenticity. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Evan Longoria. San Francisco Giants. Tampa Bay Rays. Long Beach State. 2006 MLB Draft 3rd Overall Pick. 2008 AL Rookie of the Year. Three-Time Gold Glove Award Third Baseman. Autographed San Francisco White Baseball Jersey. JSA COA. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039517651176,"sku":"J-EVANLONGORIA-SF-WHITE-JSA","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/autographed-signed-evan-longoria-san-francisco-white-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa-vintage-682.webp?v=1770203792","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/autographed-signed-evan-longoria-san-francisco-white-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa-1","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}