American baseball player (born 1997)
Baseball player
Shea Ryan Langeliers (born November 18, 1997) is an American
professional baseball
catcher for the
Oakland Athletics of
Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. He played
college baseball for the
Baylor Bears .
Amateur career
Langeliers attended
Keller High School in
Keller ,
Texas .
[1] He began catching as a high school sophomore.
[2] As a senior in 2016, Langeliers
batted .369 with six
home runs and 31
runs batted in (RBIs).
[1] He was drafted by the
Toronto Blue Jays in the 34th round of the
2016 Major League Baseball draft ,
[3] but did not sign and instead chose to attend
Baylor University to play
college baseball for the
Baylor Bears .
[4]
As a freshman at Baylor in 2017, Langeliers batted .313 with ten home runs and 38 RBIs in 55 games.
[5] He was a unanimous selection to the All-
Big 12 Conference Freshman Team as well as being named to the All-Big 12 Second Team.
[6] He spent that summer playing in the
Cape Cod Baseball League for the
Chatham Anglers where he was named an All-Star.
[7]
[8] In 2018, as a sophomore, Langeliers missed time at the beginning of the season due to a wrist injury.
[9] However, he returned, and finished the year batting .252 with 11 home runs and 44 RBIs in 58 games.
[10]
[11] He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team
[12] along with winning a Rawlings/ABCA Division I Gold Glove, becoming only the second player in Baylor history to win the award.
[13]
[14] Langeliers played for the
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team that summer.
[15] In 2019, his junior season, he was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for the second consecutive year
[16] despite missing three weeks due to a broken hand.
[17] In an elimination game during the
2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament , he hit three home runs and had 11 RBIs in Baylor's 24–6 win over
Nebraska-Omaha .
[18] Langeliers finished his junior year hitting .308 with ten home runs and 42 RBIs in 44 games.
[19]
Professional career
Atlanta Braves
Langeliers was considered one of the top prospects for the
2019 Major League Baseball draft .
[20] He was selected by the
Atlanta Braves with the ninth overall pick.
[21]
[22] He signed with the team for $4 million.
[23]
[24] He began his professional career with the
Rome Braves of the
Class A
South Atlantic League , spending all of the 2019 season there.
[25] Over 54 games, Langeliers hit .255/.310/.343 with two home runs and 34 RBIs.
[26]
Langeliers did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[27] In 2021, he spent a majority of the season with the
Mississippi Braves of the
Double-A South , slashing .258/.338/.498 with 22 home runs and 52 RBIs over 92 games.
[28] Following the end of Mississippi's season, he joined the
Gwinnett Stripers of the
Triple-A West for their final homestand.
[29]
[30] He was named Atlanta's Minor League Player of the Year.
[31]
[32] He was selected to play in the
Arizona Fall League for the
Peoria Javelinas after the season.
[33]
Oakland Athletics
On March 14, 2022, the Braves traded Langeliers,
Cristian Pache ,
Ryan Cusick , and
Joey Estes to the
Oakland Athletics in exchange for
Matt Olson .
[34]
[35] He was assigned to the
Las Vegas Aviators of the
Triple-A
Pacific Coast League to begin the 2022 season.
[36] He was selected to represent the Athletics at the 2022
All-Star Futures Game .
[37] He hit a solo home run and was named the game's
most valuable player .
[38]
On August 16, 2022, Langeliers was promoted to the major league roster.
[39] He made his MLB debut that night versus the
Texas Rangers , and collected his first major league hit that night, a double, on the first pitch of his first
at-bat .
[40] He hit his first MLB home run the next night, a two-run home run, off of
Josh Sborz of the Rangers.
[41]
On April 9, 2024, Langeliers hit three home runs and drove in all four runs, including the go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning against
Texas Rangers en route to a 4-3 victory.
[42]
Personal life
Langeliers majored in
engineering while at Baylor.
[43]
References
^
a
b Lonnquist, Kevin (May 31, 2016).
"Keller standout catcher getting ready for MLB draft" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Retrieved March 30, 2019 .
^ Rosenbaum, Mike (March 5, 2020).
"Pipeline Q&A: Braves prospect Shea Langeliers" . MLB.com . Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
^
"10 things to know about Shea Langeliers" . MLB.com . Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
^
Goin' Pro . Retrieved March 30, 2019 .
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"Star catcher Langeliers does it all for Baylor baseball" . The Baylor Lariat. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
^
"2017 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams and Awards Announced" . Big 12 Sports. Retrieved March 30, 2019 .
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"All-Star selection Langeliers catching his dream" . Cape Cod Times. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
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"#51 Shea Langeliers" . pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021 .
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"Bears' Langeliers sidelined with wrist injury" . The Eagle. Retrieved March 30, 2019 .
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"Shea Langeliers develops into elite catching prospect" . The 3rd Man In. January 23, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019 .
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"Shea Langeliers Propels Baylor Baseball Back Into The National Conversation" . Baseball America. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
^
"State Players Honored in Big 12 Baseball Awards" . KFOR. May 22, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2019 .
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"Langeliers Wins Rawlings Gold Glove" . CenTexProud.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
^
"Baylor catcher Shea Langeliers named Gold Glove winner" . kcentv.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
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"Baylor Baseball's Shea Langeliers Chosen to USA Baseball National Team" . USA Baseball. Retrieved March 30, 2019 .
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"Wendzel highlights Baylor's All-Big 12 selections" . KWTX.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
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"Baylor baseball junior catcher Shea Langeliers out with hand injury" . kcentv.com . Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
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"Shea Langeliers of Baylor sets NCAA tournament record with 11 RBIs" . Los Angeles Times . June 2, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
^ Ramirez, Dj.
"Baseball makes history with two first round draft picks | The Baylor Lariat" . Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
^
"MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch" . Major League Baseball . Archived from
the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
^
"Braves nab athletic trio of college bats" . MLB.com . Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
^ Gosset, Brian (June 4, 2019).
"Baylor star catcher, who graduated from Keller, drafted 9th overall by Atlanta Braves" . Star Telegram . Retrieved September 30, 2021 .
^
"Braves sign No. 9 pick Shea Langeliers" . MLB.com . June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019 .
^ Burns, Gabriel; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta.
"Braves sign first rounder Shea Langeliers" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
^ Cheney, Will (June 22, 2019).
"Braves assign first-round pick Langeliers to Rome" .
The Augusta Chronicle . Retrieved June 24, 2019 .
^ Shanks, Bill.
"Shea Langeliers Interview - Part Two" . Sports Illustrated Atlanta Braves News, Analysis and More . Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
^
"2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled" . MLB.com .
^ Braves, Mississippi.
"M-Braves release roster for 2021 season" . WLBT . Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
^ Harris, Chris (September 28, 2021).
"Langeliers, Strider promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett" . MILB.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021 .
^
"Top Braves prospects Shea Langeliers, Spencer Strider joins Stripers for final homestand" . Gwinnet Daily Post . September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021 .
^ Burns, Gabriel (September 28, 2021).
"Shea Langeliers, Bryce Elder named Braves' minor league players of year" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved September 30, 2021 .
^ Bowman, Mark (September 28, 2021).
"Langeliers, Elder earn Aaron, Niekro Awards" . MLB.com . Retrieved September 30, 2021 .
^
"Here are the Arizona Fall League rosters" . MLB.com .
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"Atlanta Braves acquire slugging 1B Matt Olson from Oakland Athletics" . ESPN.com . Associated Press.
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"A's get Braves' top prospect Pache, 3 others in trade of Olson" . MLB.com . March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022 .
^
"Breakdown of Aviators' opening day roster" . April 5, 2022.
^ Mayo, Jonathan (July 7, 2022).
"Here are the 2022 Futures Game rosters" . MLB.com . Retrieved July 7, 2022 .
^ Ronald Blum (July 17, 2022).
"Langeliers wins Futures MVP; HR, nails runner, AL wins 6–4" .
The Washington Post . Washington, D.C.: AP.
ISSN
0190-8286 .
OCLC
1330888409 .
^ Franco, Anthony (August 16, 2022).
"A's Promote Shea Langeliers, Release Stephen Piscotty" . MLB Trade Rumors . Retrieved August 16, 2022 .
^
" 'Surreal moment': Langeliers stars in full-circle debut" .
MLB.com .
^
"Shea Langeliers hits first career MLB home run" . August 18, 2022.
^ Press, Associated (April 10, 2024).
"Shea Langeliers has 3-homer game, first for Athletics starting catcher in 99 years" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved April 10, 2024 .
^
"Braves take catcher Shea Langeliers at No. 9, draft college position players with top three picks" .
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