Shea Ryan Langeliers was originally signed by Braves scout Darin Vaughan...is married, Raegan...graduated from Keller (Texas) High School...played collegiately at Baylor University for three seasons...majored in engineering...was a unanimous First-Team All-Big 12 selection in 2019... threw out 14-of-25 (56%) base stealers...set an NCAA Tournament single-game record in 2019 with 11 RBI in the Bears second game of the regional, June 1 vs. the University of Nebraska Omaha...in 2018, was named the Rawlings/ABCA Gold Glove Winner at his position.
2024
Hit .224 with 29 home runs, 80 RBI and a .739 OPS in 137 games in his second full season in the Majors after batting .205 with 22 home runs, 63 RBI and a .681 OPS in 135 games in 2023...Hit 27 of his home runs as a catcher, which was the second highest total in Athletics history to Terry Steinbach’s record of 34 in 1996...hit 21 home runs in 2023 and is the first backstop in Athletics history with two 20-homer seasons...had 76 RBI, which was fourth most in Oakland history...Ranked second among Major League catchers in home runs and RBI (76) to the Mariners Cal Raleigh (28 HR, 80 RBI)...was second in extra base hits (47) to the Brewers William Contreras (48)...Had career highs in every offensive category except doubles and triples...Had the ninth lowest on-base percentage in the majors (.288) and the 10th lowest batting average...Set an Athletics record for most total chances (1063) and put- outs (1007) by a catcher, breaking the previous marks of 1044 chances and 986 putouts set by Jason Kendall in 2005...his 131 games caught were the most by an Athletic since Kurt Suzuki in 2009 (135)...ranked second in the Majors among catchers in games and games started (123), third in putouts, tied for third in assists (51), fourth in total chances, tied for fifth in most passed balls (7) and tied for seventh in double plays (5)...had 10 defensive runs saved, which was fourth lowest...Opponents were successful in 79-of-108 (73.1%) stolen base attempts with him behind the plate, which was the seventh lowest success rate in the majors...had the fourth most caught stealings (29) and the ninth most stolen bases allowed...Hit .226 (80-for-354) with a .736 OPS against right-handed pitchers, .219 (28-for-128) with a .747 OPS against left-handers...Had a .177 batting average with runners in scoring position, which was third lowest in the Majors and eighth lowest in Oakland history among players with 100 or more plate appearances with RISP...connected for 17 of his 29 home runs with runners on base...30 of his 57 career home runs have come with a runner on...Batted .250 on the road, .197 at home...had the fourth lowest home batting average in the Majors...finished with a .198 career average and .643 OPS in the Coliseum...has a .232 aver- age, .770 OPS and 37 of his 57 home runs in his career on the road...Hit .405 with eight home runs and 14 RBI in the ninth inning...set an Athletics record for home runs in the ninth inning, breaking the previous mark of seven set by Geronimo Berroa in 1996...ranked second in the majors in batting and home runs in the ninth inning and third in RBI...Slugged 13 of his 29 home runs against American League West competition...that included six home runs and 16 RBI in 12 games against Texas...now has 10 home runs and 25 RBI in his career against the Rangers, both of which are his most against any team...Tied for 15th in the majors in go-ahead home runs (12)...Led the A’s in sacrifice flies (six) and grounded into double plays (15)...Batted .113 with two strikes and is a .118 career hitter in that situation...has never put the ball in play on a 3-0 count in his career (has 18 walks)...In addition to his 123 starts at catcher, he also made three starts at designated hitter...was 2-for-7 (.286) with a home run, RBI and two walks as a pinch hitter...has three career pinch...hits, two of which are home runs...Led the A’s with 49 starts batting clean-up and 39 starts in the five spot in the order...started games in every spot except first, second and ninth.
2023
Batted .205 with 22 home runs and 63 RBIs in 135 games in his first full season in the majors...The batting average was eighth lowest in the majors among players with 400 or more plate appearances…using the same minimum, he had the fifth lowest on-base percentage (.268)…Hit 21 of his 22 home runs as a catcher, which tied for third most in the majors among catchers…also ranked second in triples (4) and eighth in RBI (60)…Became the fourth catcher in Oakland history and the sixth in Athletics history to hit 20 or more home runs…his 21 home runs tied for third most in Athletics history by a catcher and his four triples tied the Oakland catcher record set by Mike Heath in 1982 and ‘85...Led the A’s in triples (4)...Nearly half of his hits (45 of 92, 48.9%) were for extra bases…62 of his 123 career hits (50.4%) are extra base hits...Hit .217 (68-for-314) with a .723 OPS against right-handed pitchers, .179 (24-for-134) with a .583 OPS against left-handers...His average improved to .235 with runners in scoring position...Connected for 19 of his 22 home runs in night games…16 came on the road and 11 were hit with runners on base…has hit 21 of his 28 career home runs on the road...Batted .205 before the All-Star Break, .206 after the break…however, his OPS improved from .633 before the break to .752 after the break...Hit .121 with two strikes and now has a .122 career average in that situation...Tied for second in the majors among catchers in games started (116), ranked fifth in games (123), sixth in total chances (1002), putouts (945) and assists (47) and eighth in double plays (6)…tied for fifth in most passed balls (7) and tied for sixth in most errors (10)…had -13 defensive runs saved, which was third lowest among catchers and ninth lowest among all Major Leaguers...His 1,002 total chances and 945 putouts were the most by an A’s catcher since Jason Kendall had 1,044 and 986 in 2005…his 10 errors matched the most by an A’s catcher over the last 22 years (Lucroy, 2018)...Opponents were 80-for-118 (67.8%) in stolen base attempts with him behind the plate, which was the second lowest success rate in the majors (Moreno, ARI 60.0%)…had the most caught stealings (38) but the 80 stolen bases were fifth most...Also made eight starts at designated hitter and was 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs as a pinch hitter...Started games in each of the bottom six spots in the order…led the A’s with 38 starts batting seventh, 32 hitting eighth and 20 batting fifth…hit .252 with eight of his 22 home runs and 22 of his 63 RBIs batting eighth.
2022
Was one of four players acquired from Atlanta in the Matt Olson trade during the spring and spent the first four and a half months of the season at Triple-A Las Vegas…hit .283 with 19 home runs, 56 RBI and an .876 OPS in 92 games with the Aviators to earn Pacific Coast League Postseason All-Star honors…was selected by the A’s on Aug. 16 and batted .218 with six home runs, 22 RBI and a .691 OPS in 40 games with Oakland in his Major League debut. ..With the A’s, added ten doubles and a triple for a .430 slugging percentage...17 of his 31 hits (54.8%) were for extra bases...Walked just nine times and struck out 53 times in 153 plate appearances…his average of 2.89 plate appearances per strikeout was third lowest in Oakland history among players with at least 150 plate appearances (Chapman, 2.81 in 2020; Allen, 2.87 in 2011)...Batted .276 (8-for-29) with an .801 OPS against left-handed pitchers compared to .204 (23- for-113) with a .660 OPS against right-handers...Had a .345 batting average with runners in scoring position, which was fifth best in the American League among players with at least 150 plate appearances overall…hit .182 with the bases empty, .278 with runners on...Connected for five of his six home runs on the road…three came against Seattle and all of those came in three games at T-Mobile Park...Hit .123 with two strikes...Started 24 games at designated hitter and 14 at catcher…batted .184 with two home runs, seven RBI and a .536 OPS as the DH compared to .273 with four home runs, 15 RBI and a .935 OPS as the catcher...Committed just one error in 17 games behind the plate for a .993 fielding percentage…opponents were successful in 16-of-19 (84.2%) with him behind the plate...Started games at every spot in the order except first, third and ninth and saw his most action with ten starts in the seven spot and nine batting eighth...In addition to earning PCL Postseason All-Star honors, he also represented the AL in the All-Star Futures game and earned MVP honors in the game…was named an A’s Organization AllStar by MiLB.com.…received the Mayor’s Trophy (voted by fans) and team MVP honors from Las Vegas...Based on a minimum of 400 plate appearances, he ranked sixth in the PCL in slugging (.510), seventh in OPS (.976) and 10th in batting (.283)...Ranked fourth in the A’s farm system in home runs (19), tied for seventh in extra-base hits (40), tied for ninth in RBI (56) and 10th in runs (62)...Posted Minor League bests in every category except games, home runs and strikeouts...In addition to his 19 home runs, he also had 19 doubles and two triples for a .510 slugging percentage...Was 5-for-6 (83.3%) in stolen base attempts...Hit .296 (71-for-240) with an .889 OPS against right-handed pitchers, .257 with an .847 OPS against left-handers...Batted .326 with a .991 OPS in 46 home games, .240 with a .759 OPS in 46 road games...His average slipped to .265 with runners in scoring position...Hit .324 with a .946 OPS in the seventh inning or later...Started 76 games at catcher and 13 at designated hitter…committed eight errors overall behind the plate for a .988 fielding percentage…opponents were successful in 69-of-93 (74.2%) stolen base attempts with him catching...Hit in every spot in the order except first and ninth and saw his most playing time with 28 games hitting fourth and 23 batting third...DAY-BY-DAY: Was 7-for-31 (.226) over his first nine games but had a double, three home runs and eight RBI over that span…then went 4-for-5 on April 19 against El Paso, matching his minor league career high for hits…that started a 14-game stretch through May 4 where he hit .389 with 14 runs, seven home runs, 15 RBI and a 1.318 OPS…had two home runs and four RBI on April 30 against Tacoma…it was his fifth career Minor League multi-homer game and the RBI matched his career best…batted .301 with nine home runs, 20 RBI and a 1.119 OPS in 20 games in April…tied for third in all of minor league baseball in home runs in April, ranked sixth in slugging (.712) and ninth in OPS…then combined for four home runs and 14 RBI in 44 games in May and June…hit his 11th home run of the season on May 7 at Sacramento but went homerless over his next 29 games from May 8 to June 16…was 8-for-53 (.151) over a 14-game stretch from May 11 to 29…drew a walk in eight consecutive games from June 11 to 23 (eight walks total) but was 5-for-29 (.172) over that span…had a minor league season-high 11-game hitting streak from July 1 to 22…went 14-for-50 (.280) with four home runs and 11 RBI during the streak…was named to the American League team for the Futures Game and was named MVP of the game on July 16 at Dodger Stadium after going 1-for-2 with a home run and RBI in the AL’s 6-4 win…went 4-for-4 with a walk on July 26 at Albuquerque…had his third four-hit game of the season Aug. 5 against Reno and went 11-for-24 (.458) over a six-game stretch Aug. 5 to 13…was 0-for-3 on Aug. 14 at Tacoma in his final Triple-A game…was selected by Oakland on Aug. 16 and made his Major League debut that day at Texas…went 1-for-4 in a start at designated hitters…doubled off Kohei Arihara in his first at bat in the second inning for his first hit…hit his first ML home run the next day at Texas, a two-run shot off Josh Sborz in the eighth inning…made his first start at catcher on Aug. 18 against the Rangers and threw out Semien attempting to steal second base in the first inning…opponents were successful in each of their next 15 stolen base attempts with him behind the plate…had his first multiple hit game when he went 3-for-4 against Seattle on Aug. 21…had another threehit game on Aug. 25 against New York (AL)…was hitting .294 with two home runs, seven RBI and a .953 OPS over his first nine games through Aug. 25…then had a career-high 0-for-16 streak from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1 and hit .196 with a .578 OPS over a 28-game stretch from Aug. 26 to Sept. 20…did not strike out on Sept. 4 at Baltimore, snapping a career-opening streak of 16 consecutive games with a strikeout, which was the longest such streak in Athletics history…in AL history and NL history since 1901, it is second longest to Austin Jackson, who fanned at least once in each of his first 19 games with Detroit in 2010…struck out 29 times in 66 plate appearances over that stretch…went 11-for-40 (.275) with four doubles, three home runs, nine RBI and a .970 OPS over his final 12 games beginning Sept. 22…began the stretch by hitting safely in a career-high five straight games from Sept. 22 to 28 (7-for-20, .350)… doubled in each of the first four games of that streak…had his first career two-homer game and drove in a career-high four runs Oct. 3 at Seattle…walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the tenth inning Oct. 4 against Los Angeles (AL) for his first career game-ending RBI…it was the 28th walk-off walk in Oakland history, the first since Khris Davis on July 28, 2019 against Texas.
2021
Was the Hank Aaron Award winner as the Braves Minor League Player of the Year after combining to hit .256 with 22 home runs and 53 RBI in 97 games with Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinett in his first full professional season....Began the year at Double-A Mississippi and hit .258 with 22 home runs and 52 RBI in 92 games…played in five postseason games for Double-A South Champion M-Braves and was moved up to Gwinnett following the postseason…went 2-for-11 (182) in five games in his Triple-A debut…added to Atlanta’s taxi squad for the postseason, traveling and working out with the team for all three rounds of the club’s run to the World Series title . ...Ranked second in the Double-A South in slugging (.498), third in home runs, fourth in OPS (.836), seventh in runs (56), eighth in total bases (164), ninth in batting and tied for ninth in extra base hits (35). ...Tied for second in the Braves farm system in home runs, ranked fifth in total bases (168), tied for fifth in extra base hits (37), seventh in RBI and runs (59) and tied for ninth in hits (87). ...Hit .273 (70-for-256) with an .894 OPS and 20 of his 22 home runs against right-handed pitchers, .202 (17-for-84) with a .644 OPS against left-handers. ...His average dropped slightly to .244 with runners in scoring position. ...Combined for a .212 batting average and .716 OPS in 51 games in his home ballparks…batted .300 with a .949 OPS on the road. ...Hit .275 with 21 of his 22 home runs in 80 night games, .161 with a home run in 17 day games. ...Started 82 games at catcher and 12 at designated hitter…tossed out 31-of-74 (41.9%) attempted base stealers, which was second best among Triple-A and Double-A catchers with at least 60 games caught…committed five errors for a .994 fielding percentage. ...Was 0-for-1 with two walks as a pinch hitter. ...Saw his most action with 70 games batting clean-up…also hit .303 with eight home runs and 19 RBI in 17 games batting third. ...Was named the Braves number two prospect by Baseball America following the season.
DAY-BY-DAY: Got off to a slow start as he hit .179 over his first 14 games through May 23… had his first career two-homer game May 8 against Pensacola and matched his career high with four RBI…it was his first of four four-RBI games in 2021…had the first three-walk game of his career in the second game of a May 14 doubleheader at Biloxi…threw out 11-of-18 (61.1%) attempted base stealers from May 19-June 10…was named Double-A South Player of the Week for the week of May 24-30 after going 8-for-19 (.421) with five runs, two doubles, a home run and five RBI in five games…the home run was a grand slam on May 27 against Montgomery…went 4-for-5 with four runs scored, three home runs and three RBI on June 2 at Pensacola…the home runs are a career-high and the runs scored and hits match his best… had two hits the next day to lift his overall batting average to a season-high .296…then went 8-for-53 (.151) over his next 14 games from June 4-23…homered three times and drove in six runs over a five-game stretch from June 24-30…stole the first base of his career on June 30 at Montgomery…had nine home runs and 16 RBI in 22 games in June, all his best single-month figures in 2021…hit .212 over a 17-game stretch from July 2-23…then had a season-best 13- game hitting streak from July 24-Aug. 13…went 20-for-51 (.392) with 14 runs, four doubles, five home runs and 10 RBI during the streak…had his third career multi-homer game July 27 at Pensacola…had his fourth career four-hit game on Aug. 10 at Biloxi when he went 4-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI…it was his fourth career multi-homer contest…hit .306 in 17 games in August…then went 10-for-44 (.227) with three home runs and 10 RBI over his final 12 regular season games with Mississippi…batted .222 (4-for-18) with a double, two RBI and two walks in five postseason games for the Double-A South Champions…was sent to Triple-A Gwinnett following the playoffs and went 0-for-3 with two walks in two games… joined Atlanta’s taxi squad for the postseason.
2020
Received a non-roster invitation to Atlanta’s Spring Training, less than one year after getting drafted by the Braves…Played in eight games and went 6-for-14 (.429) with one home run, five RBI, one walk and one run scored...His .429 average was the highest on the Braves…Had at least one hit in five of the eight games he appeared...Hit a go-ahead, two-run home run on 2/25 off Minnesota LH Caleb Thielbar…The game ended in a tie, 4-4...Drew two starts, the first of which was on 3/9 vs. Boston…Caught former Cy Young winner Félix Hernández in that outing...Spent the rest of the season at the club’s alternate training site...Ended the season ranked by MLB.com as the Braves’ No. 4 prospect.
2019
In his first professional season, played in 54 games, all with Single-A Rome...Finished the year strong by hitting .435/.447/.522 over his final 11 games...Had two four-hit games in that stretch...Threw out 41.0 percent of would-be basestealers (16-of-39)…Named by Baseball America as the best "Defensive Catcher" in Atlanta's organization...Tabbed by MLB.com as the Braves' No. 5 prospect...Became the first catcher taken by Atlanta with its top overall selection in a draft since 1989, when the Braves took Tyler Houston second overall.
