Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Progressing in recovery
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Langeliers (oblique) participated in batting practice Saturday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Langeliers landed on the 10-day injured list in early June due to a left oblique strain, but he has progressed enough in his recovery to resume swinging a bat. Whether Langeliers will need to embark on a rehab assignment will largely depend on how his oblique reacts to increased work. He was slashing .237/.300/.430 with four steals, 10 doubles, 10 home runs and 27 RBI in 230 plate appearances prior to his injury.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Lands on IL with oblique strain
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The Athletics placed Langeliers on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a left oblique strain.
Langeliers was removed in the middle of his at-bat in the sixth inning of Thursday's game against the Twins after tweaking his oblique. He'll undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury, but the 27-year-old catcher could be facing a lengthy stint on the IL. The Athletics will turn to Willie MacIver and Jhonny Pereda to serve behind home plate for as long as Langeliers is on the shelf.
Langeliers departed Thursday's game in the sixth inning after appearing to pull something on his left side during a swing, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Langeliers ended his day Thursday going 1-for-4 with a double, but his injury occurred in the final one of those at-bats. Logan Davidson subbed in for Langeliers as the designated hitter. It was later deemed that Langeliers departed due to left flank soreness, and he is set to receive an MRI to determine the severity of the issue, Martin Gallegos MLB.com reports.
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Langeliers started the previous five games and will get Sunday off after going 3-for-19 with a double and a solo homer during that stretch. Willie MacIver will step in behind the plate to catch lefty JP Sears for the series finale in Toronto.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Smacks 10th homer of 2025
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 11-7 loss to the Blue Jays.
Langeliers cut the Athletics' deficit to three runs in the fourth inning when he took Chris Bassitt deep to left-center field for a 417-foot solo home run. It was Langeliers' 10th home run of the season, which is third most among major-league catchers behind Cal Raleigh (20) and Logan O'Hoppe (14).
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Langeliers will receive a breather for the day game after he caught all 11 innings of Saturday's 9-6 loss while going 1-for-6 with a stolen base and a run. Willie MacIver will start in place of Langeliers behind the dish for what will be his MLB debut.
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.
With the Athletics and Angels wrapping up their series with a day game after a night game, Langeliers will get a well-deserved respite. Jhonny Pereda will step in behind the plate in place of Langeliers, who had started each of the Athletics' last 12 games at either catcher or designated hitter.
Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Angels.
Langeliers ended an eight-game stretch without a homer when he went deep in the fourth inning. The catcher is up to nine long balls this season, though he's hit just three of them over 16 games in May. He's added a .256/.320/.463 slash line, 25 RBI, 21 runs scored, three stolen bases and six doubles through 43 contests this season.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Notches third steal
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Langeliers went 1-for-4 with one RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Angels.
Langeliers had gone 0-for-9 with two walks and two strikeouts over the previous three games. He ended that slump with a first-inning RBI single to give the Athletics a short-lived 2-1 lead. He's also logged two steals over his last six games, giving him three thefts on the year, one shy of his career high from 2024. The catcher is hitting .250 with a .758 OPS, eight home runs, 24 RBI and 19 runs scored across 42 games.
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.
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.
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