{"id":477554,"date":"2025-08-06T09:06:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/shea-langeliers-makes-history-with-three-home-runs-as-leadoff-hitter-in-athletics-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:06:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:06:52","slug":"shea-langeliers-makes-history-with-three-home-runs-as-leadoff-hitter-in-athletics-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/shea-langeliers-makes-history-with-three-home-runs-as-leadoff-hitter-in-athletics-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Shea Langeliers makes history with three home runs as leadoff hitter in Athletics victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<strong>Washington, D.C.<\/strong> \u2013 Catcher Shea Langeliers had a historic performance on Tuesday night, hitting <strong>three home runs<\/strong> as the leadoff hitter, leading the Oakland Athletics to a resounding <strong>16-7<\/strong> victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/explosivo-gurriel-jr-conecta-jonron-record-ante-recta-de-103-9-mph\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:Explosive! Gurriel Jr. hits record home run against 103.9 mph fastball<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nIt was the first time in his 394 games in the Major Leagues that Langeliers led off his team&#8217;s batting order, and the result was extraordinary. He hit five hits, three of them home runs, and became <strong>the first player since at least 1900<\/strong> to hit three home runs in his <strong>debut as a leadoff hitter<\/strong>.\n\n&#8220;It was a great night for Shea,&#8221; said manager Mark Kotsay. &#8220;He&#8217;s in a great offensive moment, and we decided to give him the opportunity to lead the lineup. He responded with greatness.&#8221;\n\nLangeliers also joined an elite group as <strong>only the second catcher<\/strong> in MLB history with three home runs as a leadoff hitter, alongside Travis d\u2019Arnaud (2019). In addition, he reached 20 home runs in the season, joining figures like Mike Piazza and Johnny Bench in achieving that figure in <strong>three of his first four campaigns<\/strong>.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first home run came just four pitches after the start of the game, a 402-foot hit against MacKenzie Gore. Then he repeated in the fifth inning (387 feet) and culminated his night with a 419-foot blast in the seventh inning. With <strong>15 total bases<\/strong>, he tied the record for a catcher in a single game since at least 1900.<\/p>\n\n\nLangeliers, who is batting .435 since the All-Star break, now has <strong>10 home runs in that span<\/strong>, tying for the MLB lead with Kyle Schwarber.\n\n&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if this will be permanent,&#8221; Langeliers commented on his new role in the lineup. &#8220;But I&#8217;m willing to bat where the team needs me.&#8221;\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Catcher Shea Langeliers had a historic performance on Tuesday night, hitting three home runs as the leadoff hitter, leading the Oakland Athletics to a resounding 16-7 victory over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. You may be interested in:Explosive! 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