with Boston was rather unimpressive, as he hit .178 with one home run in 16 games with the Gulf Coast LeagueRed Sox in 2013. Despite his poor debut, the right-handed hitter would not disappoint in his sophomore campaign with Lowell.

Entering Sunday’s game, Longhi was in the midst of a 14-game hitting streak -- the longest such streak for a Lowell batter since Luis Sumoza forged a 16-game streak in 2008. Longhi is currently tied for sixth in the New York-Penn League in batting average (.341) tied for fourth in doubles (9).

For Longhi and Lowell hitting coach Noah Hall, the young batter’s tendency to not overexert himself has been one of the main reasons for his success at the plate.

“I’ve just been hitting what they give me, they’re throwingI referred to on MSNBC last night: In the mid-1980s, while I was a high school student, a man physically grabbed me in a men's room in Washington, DC. I yelled, pulled away from him and ran out of the room. Twenty-five minutes later, a friend of mine and I returned to the men's room. The man was still there, presumably waiting to do to someone else what he had done to me. My friend and I seized the man and held him until a security guard arrived.
Several bloggers have characterized this is a sort of gay bashing. That's absurd, and an insult to anybody who has fought back against an unsolicited sexual attack. I wasn't angry with the man because he was gay. I was angry because