TORONTO—About 20 minutes before game time, the Rays have reinstated Evan Longoria from the 15-day disabled list.

He still can’t hit, but will be available for late-inning defense and pinch-running as needed. This is something he wanted to do as he nears full strength.

“I’m hoping that I get activated pretty soon just so I can play maybe some late-inning defense or run the bases if we need it – but now that we’ve got Fernando [Perez] we might not need that,” Longoria said this morning. “Something, anything, at least to include me in the game so I can put my spikes on and be ready and start getting myself mentally prepared.”