Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Angels.
Langeliers' power has surged in September -- he hit six of his 22 homers this season during the month despite batting a meager .194 average (14-for-72) over his last 23 games. The catcher's blast put the Athletics ahead for good Saturday. Langeliers is at a .205/.268/.413 slash line with 63 RBI, 52 runs scored, 19 doubles, four triples and three stolen bases through 135 contests in his first full major-league season.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in lineup Friday
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Langeliers is not in the lineup Friday against the Angels.
Langeliers takes a seat after going 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in Thursday's series finale at Minnesota. Tyler Soderstrom is starting behind the plate and batting ninth for the Athletics on Friday at Angel Stadium.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in lineup Wednesday
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Langeliers is not in the lineup Wednesday at Minnesota.
Tyler Soderstrom will start behind the plate and bat seventh for the visiting Athletics. Langeliers grabs a day of rest after going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's 11-3 loss to the Twins.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Makes impact off bench
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Langeliers went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in Friday's 8-2 win over the Tigers.
Langeliers had gone just 1-for-15 over his last five games, though he homered in three of the four games before that. The catcher's sixth-inning blast Friday put the Athletics ahead for good. He's up to 21 long balls with 60 RBI, 50 runs scored, three stolen bases, 17 doubles, four triples and a .202/.264/.407 slash line through 129 contests overall.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Laces triple in loss
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with an RBI triple, a walk and a run in a loss to the Mariners on Tuesday.
Langeliers drove home the Athletics' first run of the night in the seventh inning with his timely three-bagger, which scored Aledmys Diaz. The 25-year-old has established a new personal best with four triples overall in 2023 after recording one during his first taste of the big leagues in 2022, and he's added 37 additional extra-base hits this season in the form of 17 doubles and 20 home runs. That's helped coax his slugging percentage over the .400 mark (.402), but a .202 average and .265 OBP have dragged down his slash line overall.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Sitting Saturday
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Langeliers will hit the bench Saturday against the Padres.
Langeliers' 20 homers tie him for fourth among all catchers, but his .206/.268/.407 slash line is only good for a modest 85 wRC+ due to his inability to get on base. Carlos Perez starts behind the plate Saturday, catching for Mason Miller.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes deep in victory
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run against Houston in a 4-0 win Monday.
Langeliers was the only Oakland batter to notch multiple hits in the contest, and his seventh-inning solo shot put the team up 3-0. The backstop has gone deep twice in his past three games and is up to 18 homers on the season. He's tied for eighth in that category among MLB catchers.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Sits down Saturday
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Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup Saturday against the Angels.
Langeliers will get a day off after going 0-for-4 in Friday's series opener. Tyler Soderstrom will start instead behind the plate and bat eighth.
Langeliers is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Mariners, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
It's a day game after a night game, so the Athletics' starting catcher will get a breather. Carlos Perez will be behind the plate Wednesday.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Smacks two-run homer
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Mariners.
Langeliers' second-inning blast provided the Athletics' margin of victory. The catcher has five homers over his last eight games, finding a new level for power in the latter half of the month. Overall, he's posted a middling .208/.273/.392 slash line with 16 long balls, 47 RBI, 42 runs scored and three stolen bases over 111 contests this season.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Resting Sunday
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Langeliers will be getting a needed day off for the series finale after he started behind the dish in each of Oakland's last six games while going 5-for-20 with four home runs and a stolen base. Carlos Perez will handle catching duties Sunday.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Remains hot with two long balls
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in an 8-4 win over the White Sox on Thursday.
Langeliers produced half of Oakland's runs in the victory, knocking a three-run homer in the fourth inning and adding a solo shot in the sixth. The backstop has gone deep four times over his past four games, batting .308 with six RBI over that span. Langeliers is up to 15 homers on the season, making him one of 13 catchers in the league to reach that mark so far.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Launches 12th homer Monday
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Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Royals on Monday.
Langeliers connected for his 12th homer in style, launching a 456-foot to left center in the sixth inning to extend the Athletics lead to 4-2 at the time. The 25-year-old has a solid .280 average and .773 OPS over the 27 plate appearances covering his last seven games, but Monday marked his first time leaving the yard since Aug. 2.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Gets Sunday rest day
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Langeliers will receive a breather after he went 3-for-12 with a double and an RBI while catching in each of the Athletics' last three contests. Carlos Perez will spell Langeliers behind the dish Sunday and will bat sixth.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Sitting Sunday
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Langeliers isn't in Oakland's lineup Sunday against Washington.
Langeliers will catch a breather Sunday after going 2-for-6 with a walk during the first two games of the series. Tyler Soderstrom will start behind the plate, and Brent Rooker will serve as the DH while Langeliers rests.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Sitting out Saturday
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Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup Saturday versus the Rockies.
Langeliers will get a breather Saturday after going 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored during Friday's victory. Tyler Soderstrom will start behind the dish and Brent Rooker will serve as Oakland's designated hitter.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Gets Saturday off
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Langeliers will sit Saturday against the Twins.
Langeliers has handled a heavy workload this season, sitting tied for fifth with 68 starts behind the plate and starting seven more games as the designated hitter. The arrival of fellow catcher Tyler Soderstrom may cut into his at-bats down the stretch, however. Langeliers caught while Soderstrom served as the DH in the first game of the second half Friday, but it will be Soderstrom behind the plate and Seth Brown at DH on Saturday.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Receiving Sunday off
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
The second-year catcher will get a breather for the series finale, giving way to Manny Pina behind the dish. Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Langeliers will finish Oakland's first-half slate with a .205/.267/.366 slash line to go with 10 home runs, 33 RBI, 30 runs and one stolen base across 293 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Homers in win
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Langeliers went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in Wednesday's win over the Tigers.
Langeliers extended Oakland's lead to 5-0 in the fourth inning with a solo shot off Eduardo Rodriguez. The 25-year-old Langeliers is now 6-for-17 (.353) over his last five games following an 0-for-9 stretch. The Oakland backstop is now slashing .208/.269/.369 with 10 homers, 33 RBI and 29 runs scored through 284 plate appearances this season.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Productive night in win
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a stolen base and a run in a win over the White Sox on Friday.
The slumping catcher pushed his season average back over the Mendoza Line with the multi-hit effort, only his second such game since June 4. Langeliers had been mired in a 4-for-36 slump over the previous 10 games before Friday's productive night, and despite his .202/.267/.356 slash line, he retains a seemingly firm hold on his spot as the primary backstop and occasional designated hitter.
