Anatomy of Longoria’s historic homer (Yahoo! Sports)

The Rays' Evan Longoria drew upon the wisdom of a sports psychologist, his own ability to remain calm, and serendipity.

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Red Sox GM: "This is one for the ages" (Yahoo! Sports)

It took only a few minutes. In a spectacular juxtaposition of dejection and elation Wednesday night, the Red Sox had barely trudged off the field after allowing a pair of two-out runs in the ninth inning of a 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles when Evan Longoria smashed a...

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AL Capsules (AP)

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL wild card with a stunning rally Wednesday night, overcoming a late seven-run deficit and then beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Evan Longoria's home run in the 12th inning. The Rays' win came four minutes after Boston blew a one-run lead in the ninth at Baltimore and lost 4-3.

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Yankees look ahead to playoffs (AP)

The New York Yankees are focused on the playoffs and not a big blown lead in their regular-season finale. Scott Proctor surrendered a game-ending home run to Tampa Bay star Evan Longoria in the 12th inning, sending the Yankees to a wild 8-7 loss that gave the Rays the AL wild card on Wednesday night.

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Wednesday’s American League Capsules (PA SportsTicker)

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL wild card with a stunning rally Wednesday night, overcoming a late seven-run deficit and then beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Evan Longoria's home run in the 12th inning.

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Rays clinch AL wild card with stunning rally (AP)

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the American League wild card with a stunning rally Wednesday, overcoming a late seven-run deficit and then beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Evan Longoria's home run in the 12th inning. The Rays' win came four minutes after Boston blew a one-run lead in the ninth at Baltimore and lost 4-3.

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Rays clinch AL wild card with stunning rally (AP)

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL wild card with a stunning rally Wednesday night, overcoming a late seven-run deficit and then beating the New York Yankees 8-7 on Evan Longoria's home run in the 12th inning. The Rays' win came four minutes after Boston blew a one-run lead in the ninth at Baltimore and lost 4-3, causing a roar at Tropicana Field.

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Rays turn triple play (AP)

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned the third triple play in team history. The Rays accomplished the feat in the sixth inning Tuesday night while trailing 3-2 on a grounder by the Yankees' Russell Martin. Martin hit a groundball off Jeremy Hellickson to Evan Longoria, who was perfectly positioned near third base.

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Video: Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski spar in funny New Era ad (Yahoo! Sports)

It appears as if Evan Longoria's reign with New Era will end without the Tampa Bay Rays star ever finding his lost cap. A new season means a new ad campaign and instead of doling out cash for Bourne-like special … Continue reading →

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D12: Rays assured they’re not on endangered species list (Yahoo! Sports)

Duk's Dozen is a selection of 12 morning-fresh links and items that will start your baseball news day off right. Got links? Send 'em here or via Twitter. 1. The picture to the right is what union rep Evan Longoria would … Continue reading →

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