Evan Longoria Cycle helmet

Date2017 August 01

DescriptionNavy blue plastic batting helmet with a proper right ear protector, a plastic white and light blue "TB" logo decal attached to the front and an MLB logo on the back. A blue and white sticker of the number 3 is above the MLB logo at the rear center. The entirety of the exterior and the brim of the helmet has smudges and scuffs consistent with game use. There is also one crack on the top plastic layer of the helmet. There are six ventilation holes at the top of the helmet and two on the proper right ear guard. The interior of the helmet has padding along the sweatband, at the top of the crown, along the proper right ear guard, and at the back of the head. In the interior of the helmet there are two tags for "Rawlings" and "MLB Authentic On-Field Equipment." There is also an MLB Authentication sticker inside the helmet.

Bio/Historical NoteBatting helmet worn by Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria on August 1, 2017 in Houston, in which he hit for the cycle. It was the second cycle in Rays history, the first since B. J. Upton accomplished the feat in 2009.

Object numberB-2017-0205

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Longoria, Evan, 1985-

Subject Tampa Bay Rays (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions8 x 12 x 8.5 in.

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