Longoria feels ready to make his debut
SAN FRANCISCO >> When the doors of the Giants clubhouse opened Monday afternoon, a familiar if somewhat unexpected face was sitting at his corner locker, beneath a couple of Tom Brady Buccaneers jerseys.
Although he wasn't activated for Monday's series opener with the Colorado Rockies, Evan Longoria was back from a five-day rehab assignment and had reclaimed his spot in the clubhouse. It's only a matter of days before he does the same at third base and the middle of the Giants batting order.
Longoria, who has missed the first 29 games of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a ligament in his right index finger, said that his 2022 debut will come “hopefully in the next three or four days.”
Manager Gabe Kapler affirmed Longoria's declaration: “He's ready to play.”
“I'm as close to ready as I'll be,” Longoria said. “We have some