Actress Eva Longoria told SSNN that she is “excited and thrilled” to have been selected by the fans as the final member of the American League All-Star Team.

“I’m just over the moon,” Longoria said. “It’s my first all-star selection, and I really couldn’t be happier. This just goes to show you that there really are a lot of Desperate Housewives fans out there, even though sometimes it feels like we’re the show without any fans. I just really am so thankful.”

Longoria beat out hopefuls Jermaine Dye, Jason Giambi, Brian Roberts and Jose Guillen in a “final vote” that set a record for fan participation. The actress, who is married to Tony Parker, said she was worried that her lack of ability in baseball and/or acting may have prevented fans from voting for her, but obviously they were undeterred.

“I’ve never really played baseball before,” Longoria said. “So I thought it was a little weird that they chose me to the All-Star Team of baseball. But hey, how hard can it be, right?”

Longoria now has half as many All-Star appearances as her husband, and she hopes to catch up next year.

“We’ll see how it goes,” she said. “But if it goes well, then I’ll definitely probably want to do it again next year.”

Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria was confused by the results.

“I thought that I’d been selected to the team,” Longoria said. “So that was a bit of a bummer. But she is, you know, ME-OW hot. I mean, I’m just saying - I may not be invited to the game, but now I’ll definitely be watching.”

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