Langeliers went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and five RBI in Saturday's 11-7 win over the Yankees.
Getting a break from catching duties in the DH spot, the big blow off the bat of Langeliers was a three-run homer in the seventh inning. The 27-year-old tied his season high in hits while setting a new high in RBI, and through 34 games in 2025, Langeliers is slashing .248/.308/.473 with eight home runs, 17 runs and 22 RBI.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Sitting out matinee
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Langeliers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Mariners.
Langeliers started at catcher in each of the first two games of the series, so he's earned a rest for Wednesday's matinee. Jhonny Pereda will do the catching and bat ninth for the Athletics in this one.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes deep in win
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two walks in Monday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Mariners.
Langeliers went deep in the fourth inning and added a go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The catcher had started May 0-for-9 over two games before clubbing his seventh homer of the year in Monday's contest. He's slashing .226/.295/.443 with 17 RBI, 15 runs scored, four doubles and a stolen base over 129 plate appearances. Those numbers are largely in line with what he did over 137 games in 2024, though his walk rate (9.3 percent) is up and his strikeout rate (14.7 percent) is significantly lower than last year.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Getting Sunday off
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Langeliers started the first two games of the series but will take a seat for the finale after going 0-for-9 with an RBI. Jhonny Pereda will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty JP Sears on Sunday.
Langeliers is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Texas.
It's a well-earned day off for Langeliers, who caught each of the previous four games for the Athletics. Jhonny Pereda is starting at catcher and batting ninth in the series finale.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Sixth homer in defeat
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's loss to Texas.
Langeliers snapped a seven-game homer dry spell Tuesday, taking Rangers right-hander Dane Dunning deep in the seventh inning. The hard-hitting backstop may not be helping fantasy managers in category-based leagues with his .232 batting average through 26 outings, but he's now up to six long balls, 14 RBI, 13 runs scored and one stolen base over 99 at-bats this season as a solid source of power at the catcher position.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Third career four-hit effort
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Langeliers went 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's win over Texas.
It was the third career four-hit game and the first of 2025 for the hard-hitting backstop, who's enjoying a productive month at the plate in April. Through 66 at-bats this month, Langeliers is hitting .273 with four home runs, four doubles and nine RBI. He's also added 11 runs and a stolen base during this span, and Langeliers should continue to serve as a key cog in the Athletics' lineup.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Receiving day off
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Rockies.
Langeliers will take a seat Sunday after starting the previous five games, and the day off is well deserved after going 5-for-17 with five walks, two homers, four RBI and four runs during that stretch. Jhonny Pereda will step in behind the plate in the series finale for the A's.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Getting rest Sunday
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Jhonny Pereda will pick up a start behind the plate in Langeliers' stead as the Athletics close out their season-opening series with a day game. While starting the first three games of the series, Langeliers went 2-for-11 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Hot spring at plate continues
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a home run in Friday's spring training win over Kansas City. He's hitting .316 (12-for-38) with two home runs this spring.
Langeliers is set to return as the starting catcher and could improve upon the 29 home runs and .738 OPS he posted last season with the move to a more hitter-friendly home park.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Another productive night
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Rangers on Tuesday.
Langeliers crossed home plate both times on base, scoring on Tyler Soderstrom's first-inning double and Zack Gelof's sixth-inning go-ahead sacrifice fly. The hot-hitting backstop is finishing the regular season on a tear, as he now boasts a six-game hitting streak as well as nine extra-base hits, 14 RBI and an .825 OPS across the 88 plate appearances covering his last 23 games.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Extends hot streak Sunday
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Yankees on Sunday.
Langeliers extended his hitting streak to five games with Sunday's single, a stretch during which he's hitting .412 (7-for-17) with a double, two home runs, four RBI, three walks and three runs. The slugging backstop has already set career highs in total extra-base hits (47), home runs (28), RBI (75), walks (38) and runs (55), and he's even established a new personal best in stolen bases (four) for good measure.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes yard twice in win
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Cubs.
Both blasts came off Jordan Wicks, as Langeliers launched a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the fifth. The 26-year-old has only three hits in his last 20 at-bats, but all three have left the yard. On the season, Langeliers is slashing .220/.280/.448 with 28 homers, 74 RBI, 54 runs and four stolen bases.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Launches pinch-hit homer
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Langeliers entered Sunday's loss to the White Sox in the ninth inning as a pinch hitter and hit a solo home run in his only at-bat.
Langeliers had ceded catching duties to Kyle McCann to open the day, yet he was able to come through off the bench with his 26th homer of the season. The round tripper got the Athletics to within one run, but the rally stagnated at that point. Langeliers snapped a 10-game extra-base-hit drought with the timely blast, as well as a brief 0-for-13 skid that had encompassed his last three games.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Won't start Sunday
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
He'll be receiving some routine maintenance after starting at catcher each of the past three days. Kyle McCann will spell Langeliers behind the dish Sunday.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Getting some rest Wednesday
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Langeliers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Houston.
Langeliers will get a regular day of rest after he had started at catcher both of the past two games. Kyle McCann will check in for Langeliers behind the plate.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Multi-hit effort in loss
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Tigers on Sunday.
Despite the disappointing team loss, Langeliers was a bright spot by keeping up his recent stretch of productive hitting. The 26-year-old generated his fourth two-hit effort in the last 10 games, a stretch where he's produced a .268 average and .780 OPS while striking out at an acceptable 19.5 percent clip across 41 plate appearances. Langeliers is up to a .223 average on the season, close to a high point for him after the first month of the campaign.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Taking seat Saturday
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Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.
Langeliers will get to rest Saturday after going 1-for-6 during Friday's 13-inning series opener. Kyle McCann will catch instead for Brady Basso while batting ninth.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in Thursday's lineup
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Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.
After going 2-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's win, Langeliers will take a seat during Thursday's series finale. Kyle McCann will take over as Oakland's catcher and bat seventh.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Taking seat Wednesday
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Langeliers started the previous seven games and will receive a day off after hitting .375 with three doubles and a homer during that span. Kyle McCann will step in behind the plate Wednesday for Oakland.
