"Tampa Bay Rays All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria said the AK-47 rifle stolen from his rental home during a burglary Saturday was a "personal item," and he declined to say why he owned it or had it at spring training.

The weapon, which is legal to own, was part of nearly $56,000 in property Longoria and teammates David Price and Reid Brignac reported stolen Saturday from the house in Port Charlotte they rented for spring training.

"Obviously, (police) are going to say (what) things were taken, and I think everything within the house is personal, and we'll just leave it at that," Longoria said Monday before the Rays-Yankees spring game at Steinbrenner Field was rained out.

According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, the house was entered through an unlocked window between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. while the players were at a game, and that jewelry, cash, computer equipment, electronics and a weapon were taken."