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Evan Longoria and Jaime Edmondson announced on Sunday that they are having a baby, and they did so in about the cutest way possible.

Edmondson, who is a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader and Playboy’s Miss January 2010, shared the adorable picture you see above as part of her announcement.

“Evan & I really appreciate all of the kind words & well wishes we have gotten today…we look forward to being parents,” she wrote on Twitter.

Longoria and Edmondson publicly confirmed they were dating back in February, though Edmondson says the two began dating a year before that.

The Rays signed Longoria to a six-year extension in November, which means he is under contract with Tampa Bay through 2022. The three-time All-Star and former AL Rookie of the Year bounced back from a down 2011 season by posting a career-high .896 OPS in 2012. He missed more than half the season with a hamstring injury, but returned in August. He underwent a procedure on his hamstring after the season and should be ready for spring training.

Congratulations to the couple.

It has been a long couple of days for some folks in Florida who are caught right in the path of Tropical Storm Debby. The Tampa Bay area among other sections of the state have been hit pretty hard with heavy rain, wind and flooding. Naturally, there have been a number of people with small cars who attempt to drive through deep puddles. This rarely ever works out. Fortunately for one of those people, Evan Longoria drives a large vehicle.

As you can see from the video above that his girlfriend, Playboy model Jaime Edmondson (pictures here), shared on Twitter, Longoria gave the unlucky motorist a friendly little shove to safety. Who says Americans are glutenous with their massive cars? The person in the compact car is certainly happy that our society takes pride in overindulgence.

H/T The Rays Index via The Big Lead

The photo you see above — which was shared by Jaime Edmondson herself — and a series of tweets have recently sparked speculation that a certain Rays third baseman and a certain Playboy model may be dating. Evan Longoria has ended any speculation by confirming that he is one lucky dude.

“Yes, we are dating,” Longoria said according to the Tampa Bay Times. “It’s been a secret for long enough; it’s not really been a secret,  but nobody has asked about it. We are dating.”

“I don’t even think of her like that,” he said when someone reminded him that he’s now dating Playboy’s Miss January 2010 and a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader. “She’s actually more informed on sports. She did a fantasy football blog the whole year, and she does a show on Sirius satellite radio. So it’s pretty cool to be able to talk to somebody on that level outside of the whole modeling thing.”

Jaime does seem to know sports. Or, I should say, she is constantly connected with sports by doing things like recreating the Super Bowl’s best moments in a fun-to-look-at photo shoot and frequently being featured in Jimmy Traina’s Hot Clicks.

From the sound of it, Longoria found himself a nice catch. We had a hunch he was looking for love when he lobbed a couple of compliments toward Alex Morgan on Twitter back in November, so we’re happy for him. And a little jealous.

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Back in July, the U.S. women’s national soccer team received tons of media coverage and fanfare for their performance in the World Cup. They had a captivating comeback win over Brazil in the quarterfinals, and made it to the finals before losing to Japan. There were many reasons the team became so popular (having a few attractive star players doesn’t hurt). Alex Morgan and Hope Solo received plenty of attention because of their stellar play and good looks. They received marriage proposals, thousands of new Twitter followers, and attention from fellow famous athletes. Rays third baseman Evan Longoria is one of the athletes who seemed to be flirting with Morgan.

In July, Longoria tweeted at Morgan “the TB Rays want to have you USA soccer girls out to throw out first pitches and chill at a game!” Morgan responded and said she wanted to, but she ended up throwing a first pitch at a Royals game.

It seemed like Longoria was flirting (he could have sent his tweet to any other player but he chose Morgan), but he denies that is the case.

“I tweeted Alex Morgan a couple times [during the Women's World Cup] and everybody on Twitter assumed that you’re trying to hit on somebody. You can’t really give a sincere tweet. If it’s to a girl, [they think] you’re trying to get in their pants,” Longoria said on the Hot Clicks podcast.

“That’s funny to me. Alex, hey, she’s a good looking girl. For me, Twitter is not used as a dating service. I figure it’s more of a way to connect to your fans.”

So Longoria admits she’s good looking, directed his original tweet at Alex and not any of the other players, and we’re supposed to buy that he wasn’t flirting. It’s OK Longo, you’re not the only one who likes her. Plus, it’s not like you got shot down — everybody knows she has a boyfriend. Just man up and admit you were trying to get in with her.

Baseball players have different routines to get themselves prepared for games. Some watch videos. Some play cards. Some beat the drums. Some beat other things. I had no idea that Evan Longoria practices his musical skills before games. The third baseman got a lesson before Saturday’s game from Goo Goo Dolls drummer Mike Malinin:

The Goo Goo Dolls were at The Trop to perform a concert following the Rays game Saturday night. It was part of Tampa Bay’s Summer Concert Series which began in 2008, a promotional idea that helps draw crowds to the park. The Rays generally perform well on concert days, posting a record of 26-6. They were shutout by the A’s on Saturday 8-0. Maybe they should go back to Longoria’s idea to host a Senior Prom for Senior Citizens in order to have better success.

If you fell in love with some of the U.S. women’s soccer players over the past few weeks, don’t worry. You’re not alone. Rays third baseman Evan Longoria seems to have caught the bug and even invited the team to hang out at a Rays game. Longoria directed his tweet to one particular individual, soccer star Alex Morgan:

Morgan wrote back some time later saying “let’s do it!” so it seems like she’s down.

See, this is the exact sort of thing about which we warned Servando Carrasco (Alex’s boyfriend) should be worried. Not only are the two on opposite ends of the country, but now Morgan will be in the public spotlight. She’ll be facing much more temptation than the lame marriage proposals on her facebook page.

Although I must admit, with this funky haircut Longo has going, I’m not so sure Carrasco should be worried.

Pic credit Frathouse Sports

So this is what it takes to get a Major League ballplayer to finally honor Ricky Vaughn?  Normally when we show you funny haircuts it has something to do with a logo shaved into a head, like this one from Tony Allen, this one from a delusional die-hard Brewers fan, or this hilarious Family Guy logo that Tracy Porter had for the NFL playoffs.  It may have taken a steroid admission and potential scratch from the Indians Hall of Fame, but Evan Longoria decided to bite the bullet and pay homage to “Wild Thing” on Tuesday night.  Check out this picture of Evan Longoria’s Wild Thing haircut, courtesy of The Big Lead:

It would have been a lot better if a closer rocked the Vaughn cut, but someone had to do it.  H/T to @RaysIndex for the pic.