After 16 major league seasons, Evan Longoria is officially hanging up his spikes–and doing so where it all began.

TAMPA, Fla. — Evan Longoria will sign a one-day contract with Tampa Bay and officially retire as a Ray on June 7. The greatest player in franchise history didn’t play last season after spending the 2023 season in Arizona but never officially retired. Now he’ll do it with the team where he built his illustrious career.

Longoria earned MVP votes in six seasons. He hit 20-plus home runs in 10 seasons and 30-plus home runs four times. He earned three Gold Gloves and one Silver Slugger award. He'll retire with a career slash line of .264/.333/.471, with 342 home runs, 58 stolen bases and 1,159 RBI.