Langeliers is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Pirates.
Langeliers will take a seat after he went 3-for-10 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and four strikeouts while starting all three games of the team's series with the Marlins. Carlos Perez will take over behind the plate and bat fifth in the series opener with Pittsburgh.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Multi-hit effort in Saturday's loss
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a loss to the Marlins on Saturday.
Langeliers' timely eighth-inning knock spared the Athletics from a shutout defeat and served as his second multi-hit effort in the last six games. The young backstop has already set new career bests in home runs (seven) and RBI (25) through his first 50 games, but his 29.1 percent strikeout rate and a drop in line-drive rate from last season's 22 percent to 15.7 percent are conspiring to keep his average and on-base percentage at an unpalatable .215 and .286, respectively.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Resting Wednesday
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Langeliers is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus Atlanta, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Langeliers will get a breather after he went 4-for-13 with a double, three RBI and a run scored while starting the last four games. Carlos Perez will draw the start at catcher and bat fifth as the Athletics go for the sweep over Atlanta.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Drives home two Saturday
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Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a two-run single and a double in a loss to the Astros on Saturday.
Langeliers had the only multi-hit effort of the night for Oakland and drove in the final two runs of the game with his eighth-inning single. Like several of his teammates, Langeliers had been mired in a serious funk coming into Saturday, as he was just 1-for-21 over the previous six games and had seen a 23-point drop in batting average over the last nine contests overall. Despite the struggles, Langeliers' standing as the everyday catcher doesn't appear to be in any jeopardy, especially with veteran Manny Pina (wrist) still sidelined for the foreseeable future.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Out of lineup Friday
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Langeliers is absent from the lineup Friday against the Astros.
Carlos Perez will start at catcher and Brent Rooker will serve as Oakland's designated hitter. Langeliers has slashed just .169/.250/.254 with one home run over his last 80 plate appearances dating back to April 30.
Langeliers is not in the starting lineup against Arizona on Wednesday.
Langeliers went just 1-for-9 in the first two games of the series against the D-Backs, and he'll get a breather Wednesday with Carlos Perez hitting fifth while handling catching duties.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Drives in all three runs in loss
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Langeliers went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 11-3 loss to the Rangers.
Langeliers was responsible for both of the Athletics' scoring plays with an RBI single in the second inning and a two-run homer in the seventh. The catcher has hit safely in six of his last eight games, going 9-for-28 (.321) in that span. He's up to a .234/.309/.435 slash line with seven homers, 20 RBI, 17 runs scored, two doubles and a triple through 35 contests this season.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: On base four times Tuesday
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Langeliers went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Yankees on Tuesday.
The young backstop had his most productive game of the season in terms of reaching safely, busting out of a 2-for-20 slump that had encompassed his last six games in the process. Langeliers raised his average and on-base percentage to .227 and .301, respectively, though he's now gone without an extra-base hit in seven straight contests.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Takes seat Sunday
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
The young backstop will be getting some maintenance for Sunday's matinee after he started at catcher in five of the past six games while going 2-for-16 at the dish. Carlos Perez will spell Langeliers behind the plate in the series finale.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Drives in three Friday
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Langeliers went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a two-run triple in a loss to the Reds on Friday.
The young backstop came through in the clutch with both his knocks, driving in Ryan Noda in the first to give the Athletics an early 1-0 lead and then bringing in both Noda and Brent Rooker with a sixth-inning three-bagger, his first of the season. The productive night followed another two-hit tally Thursday that included Langeliers' sixth homer of the season, and he's now sporting a solid .488 slugging percentage thanks to having laced nine of his 20 hits for extra bases.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Blasts another homer Thursday
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Langeliers went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in a loss to the Angels on Thursday.
Langeliers hit one of two Oakland homers in the fourth inning, taking Shohei Ohtani deep with a 414-foot, two-run shot to center field. The long ball was the third in five games for the backstop, and he's knocked in five runs over that span. Langeliers' hot stretch has moved him into a tie for first in the majors among catchers with six homers on the season.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Goes deep again
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's defeat to the Angels.
Langeliers kicked off the fifth inning with a no-doubter to left center field to bring the A's within 4-2. It was his second home run in three games and his fifth on the year. The 25-year-old is now tied for second among catchers in homers and is slashing .222/.300/.458 with 11 RBI, 11 runs and a 5:21 BB:K over 80 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Belts two-run homer
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Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Rangers on Sunday.
The young backstop's 433-foot blast to left in the fifth inning with Jordan Diaz aboard accounted for all of Oakland's runs on the day. Langeliers has only a .234 average and .310 on-base percentage through 71 plate appearances, but the fact he's accrued six extra-base hits (two doubles, four homers) has his slugging percentage at a respectable .453.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Sitting out Tuesday
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Langeliers isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Cubs.
Langeliers has been crushing the ball lately, slashing .350/.409/.750 with two homers and seven RBI over the past week. He gets a breather Tuesday as Carlos Perez takes over behind the plate and bats seventh.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Tallies two RBI in defeat
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Langliers went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Mets.
Langliers put Oakland in front in the eighth inning with a two-run double to left field for his second multi-hit effort over as many games. The 25-year-old backstop is off to a nice start, slashing .271/.327/.500 with three homers and eight RBI over 52 plate appearances. He has primarily been hitting towards the bottom of the order but could force manager Mark Kotsay to move him up if he keeps hitting.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Not in lineup Saturday
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Langeliers is not in the lineup Saturday against the Mets.
Langeliers nearly hit for the cycle Friday versus New York, but he'll rest up Saturday with Carlos Perez taking a turn behind the plate and Brent Rooker handling the designated hitter duties.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Nearly hits for cycle in loss
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Langeliers went 3-for-5 with one double, one home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 17-6 loss against the Mets.
Langeliers was a triple away from hitting the cycle, as the A's got blown out through no fault of his own. The catcher now has three home runs through 12 games on the season, half of his total from 40 contests last year. The 25-year-old is slashing .250/.298/.477 and will look to establish himself as Oakland's long-term answer behind the dish.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Out of lineup Wednesday
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Langeliers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
After hitting a three-run blast in Tuesday's loss, Langeliers will get a chance to rest in Wednesday's series finale. Carlos Perez will handle catching duties with Ken Waldichuk on the bump for the Athletics.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Hits three-run homer in loss
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Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in a loss to the Orioles on Tuesday.
Langeliers gave Oakland a 7-3 lead with a three-run homer off Austin Voth in the fifth inning. The backstop has now gone deep twice in 2023 while driving in four runs along with a .222/.263/.389 slash over 36 at-bats in 10 games. This was Langeliers' first multi-RBI game of the young season.
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Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Belts first homer
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Langeliers went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run in a loss to the Rays on Friday.
The young backstop unleashed a monstrous 440-foot shot to left field in the seventh inning for his first homer of the season. After opening the campaign hitless over his first seven plate appearances, Langeliers has hit safely in four straight games, going 6-for-16 with Friday's homer and walk and three total runs.
