{"id":24556,"date":"2023-04-04T22:09:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T22:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/04\/fact-check-did-evan-longoria-save-a-reporter-from-being-hit-by-a-ball-story-behind-famous-mlb-video\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T22:09:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T22:09:24","slug":"fact-check-did-evan-longoria-save-a-reporter-from-being-hit-by-a-ball-story-behind-famous-mlb-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/04\/fact-check-did-evan-longoria-save-a-reporter-from-being-hit-by-a-ball-story-behind-famous-mlb-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact Check: Did Evan Longoria save a reporter from being hit by a ball? Story behind famous MLB video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"keeda_widget\" data-postid=\"3912412\" data-slug-id=\"1458904\">\n<p>Several years ago, Evan Longoria was one of the top third basemen in baseball and an All-Star for the Tampa Bay Rays. He was arguably the face of the franchise during that time and one of baseball&#8217;s most recognizable faces. <\/p>\n<p>Everyone got a chance to see whether or not they could recognize him when a video of him presumably saving a reporter&#8217;s life went viral. A foul ball headed straight for her head and Longoria caught it just before it made contact- barehanded, too. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\"> <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Evan Longoria&#039;s Catch saves Reporter&#039;s Life!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DKMllY6jHp0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript> <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/youtube\" data-embed=\"DKMllY6jHp0\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/1e6ba-16806338972946-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/1e6ba-16806338972946-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ball would have undoubtedly knocked the reporter out, but Longoria reacted just in time and caught it before nonchalantly flipping it back to the field. He was hailed as a hero, but unfortunately, this was fake. <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Evan Longoria did not save a woman&#8217;s life by catching a foul ball <\/h2>\n<p>Ultimately, Evan Longoria&#8217;s pretend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/is-mlb-the-show-23-companion-app-android-how-download-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">catch<\/a> was a marketing campaign. He had already shot an official promotion with Gilette and they asked if he could do a short extra one. All they needed was the stadium lights and a handheld camera. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Evan Longoria did not save a reporter\" src=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/518c5-16806340759098-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/518c5-16806340759098-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/518c5-16806340759098-1920.jpg?w=720 720w ,https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/518c5-16806340759098-1920.jpg?w=840 840w, https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/518c5-16806340759098-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w , https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/518c5-16806340759098-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 720w,(max-width: 420px) 840w,(max-width: 600px) 1200w, 1920w\" alt=\"Evan Longoria did not save a reporter\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/518c5-16806340759098-1920.jpg\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Evan Longoria did not save a reporter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It turned out to be a brilliant move because Gilette did this several years ago and it&#8217;s still being talked about today. Unfortunately, Longoria isn&#8217;t a hero, save for perhaps what he did on the field for the Rays and San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n<p>In hindsight, there&#8217;s no way the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/baseball\/yankees-fans-concerned-toronto-blue-jays-offseason-full-acquisitions-this-scary-in-third-behind-rays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Rays<\/a> would have allowed an interview to be conducted behind first base while live batting practice was going on. 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