SHEA LANGELIERS NEWS

Remains hot with two long balls Langeliers went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in an 8-4 win against the White Sox on Thursday.

Impact 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.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Zack Gelof, Shea Langeliers power A's past White Sox Zack Gelof hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning and Shea Langeliers homered twice to lift the visiting Oakland Athletics to...

AUGUST 25, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Langeliers homers twice, Gelof hits tiebreaking shot as Athletics beat White Sox 8-5

Shea Langeliers homered twice, Zack Gelof hit a tiebreaking two-run drive in the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5

AUGUST 25, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pops another homer Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Royals.

Impact After going 11 games without a homer, Langeliers has launched a long ball in back-to-back contests. The catcher has had a mediocre August, batting .229 (11-for-48) for the month. He's at a .206/.269/.375 slash line with 13 homers, 41 RBI, 38 runs scored and two stolen bases through 105 games this year as the Athletics' primary backstop.

AUGUST 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Launches 12th homer Monday Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Royals on Monday.

Impact 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.

AUGUST 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets Sunday rest day Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Impact 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.

AUGUST 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Tuesday's lineup Langeliers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at St. Louis.

Impact Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a walk in Monday's series opener and will take a seat Tuesday for the second time in Oakland's past three games. Tyler Soderstrom will step in behind the plate to catch for Spenser Watkins.

AUGUST 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Sunday Langeliers isn't in Oakland's lineup Sunday against Washington.

Impact 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.

AUGUST 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Productive in lopsided loss Langeliers went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a walk in a loss to the Nationals on Friday.

Impact Langeliers posted the only multi-hit effort of the night for the Athletics while also swiping his second base of the season. The 25-year-old has hit safely in five of his first seven starts of August, a stretch where he's partly offset a 24.0 percent strikeout rate by walking at a 12.0-percent clip.

AUGUST 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Allen and Langeliers come through for A's in 8-6 win over Giants in Bay Bridge series

Nick Allen homered twice and had three RBIs, Shea Langeliers put Oakland ahead with a two-run single in the sixth inning and the Athletics rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants...

AUGUST 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homers for lone run in loss Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 10-1 loss to the Dodgers.

Impact Langeliers' third-inning blast helped the Athletics avoid getting shut out, but that was the only bright spot in the contest. The catcher snapped his 16-game homer drought with the blast, his 11th of the season. He's maintained a .203/.268/.373 slash line with 36 RBI, 36 runs scored, a stolen base, 14 doubles and three triples over 92 contests in his first full major-league season.

AUGUST 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out Saturday Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup Saturday versus the Rockies.

Impact 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.

JULY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Scores twice in win Langeliers went 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, one RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Rockies.

Impact Langeliers did most of his damage in the second inning when he tripled in a run and then came around to score. He was stuck in a 6-for-39 (.154) skid since his last multi-hit game July 5. The 25-year-old is still slashing just .204/.266/.368 with 27 extra-base hits and 35 runs scored through 89 games.

JULY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Sunday's lineup Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Langeliers has a .617 OPS through seven games in the second half and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale versus Houston. Tyler Soderstrom will move behind the plate while Jordan Diaz serves as the designated hitter.

JULY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not in lineup Thursday Langeliers is not in the lineup Thursday against the Astros.

Impact Tyler Soderstrom will start at catcher and bat fifth while Jordan Diaz serves as the Athletics' designated hitter and bats third. Langeliers has reached the double-digits in homers this year with 10, but his overall .204/.265/.368 slash line leaves a lot to be desired.

JULY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets Saturday off Langeliers will sit Saturday against the Twins.

Impact 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.

JULY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Receiving Sunday off Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact 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.

JULY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Getting day off Langeliers is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Detroit, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Impact It's a day game after a night game, so it's a natural spot for Langeliers to get a breather. Manny Pina is catching Hogan Harris.

JULY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

'He's a student': Langeliers proves himself at and behind the plate DETROIT -- A’s manager Mark Kotsay was a bit confused when Shea Langeliers returned to the dugout with a look of frustration at the conclusi...

JULY 6, 2023 • MLB.COM

Homers in win Langeliers went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in Wednesday's win over the Tigers.

Impact 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.

JULY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Saturday Langeliers isn't in the Athletics' lineup Saturday against the White Sox.

Impact After going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored Friday, Langeliers will get a breather Saturday. Carlos Perez will take over behind the dish and bat third.

JULY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Productive night in win Langeliers went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a stolen base and a run in a win over the White Sox on Friday.

Impact The slumping catcher pushed his season average back over the Mendoza Line with the multi-hit effort, only his second such tally 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.

JULY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Thursday Langeliers is absent from the lineup Thursday against the Yankees, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Impact Langeliers will sit out the afternoon tilt after catching Wednesday night's loss which saw the Athletics become the victim of a perfect game. Carlos Perez will catch Hogan Harris.

JUNE 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Knocks critical homer Langeliers went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a go-ahead solo home run in a win over the Blue Jays on Friday.

Impact Langeliers had posted an anemic .119/.159/.167 slash line and 33.3 percent strikeout rate in the 12 games since his last homer June 6, so Friday's production was considered a breakout effort. The struggling backstop's ninth-inning solo shot to left proved the difference in the game and locked in his first multi-hit effort since June 3.

JUNE 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

With one swing, Langeliers snaps A's losing streak TORONTO -- Rogers Centre fell silent when Shea Langeliers made contact. The Athletics’ backstop connected with a juicy slider in the ninth,...

JUNE 24, 2023 • MLB.COM