WATCH: Shea Langeliers Guns Down Runner at Second
It hasn't taken long for Oakland Athletics' No. 1 prospect Shea Langeliers to get comfortable in the major leagues.
After garnering his first MLB hit on Tuesday, a scorching double, followed by notching his first big league homer on Wednesday, the rookie catcher nabbed another career-first of many on Thursday afternoon in Arlington, Texas -- gunning down Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien trying to steal second base on a bullet from the former Baylor Bears backstop.
Shea Langeliers.
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 18, 2022
That's the tweet. pic.twitter.com/D8Zhzuv330
Langeliers was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas to the Athletics organization on Tuesday and came up big in his very first at-bat prior to ending the night going 1-for-4 with a double.
First at-bat. First pitch. First MLB hit.
— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) August 17, 2022
Congrats, Shea Langeliers 👏 pic.twitter.com/FVqgOwuM5J
Donning green and gold once again, following a stellar collegiate career for the Baylor Bears baseball team from 2017-2019, Langeliers nabbed another milestone on Wednesday when he smoked an 0-2 pitch with two outs out of the ballpark for his first major league home run.
SHEA LANGELIERS: FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE HOME RUN. pic.twitter.com/xXh67BbSVZ
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 18, 2022
Thus far through three games for Oakland, Langeliers is batting .250 with two runs batted in, two doubles and one home run. Along with his defensive gems in Thursday's matinee game, of course.
Heads up play by Shea Langeliers 🧠 pic.twitter.com/cM3LHJhygt
— The Rickey Henderson of Blogs (@RickeyBlog) August 18, 2022
The 24-year-old catcher, who was originally selected by the Atlanta Braves with the ninth overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, had a .283 batting average with 56 runs batted in, 19 home runs and five stolen bases through 92 games with Triple-A Las Vegas before being called up to the big leagues on Tuesday.
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Denton Ramsey has been a journalist for over 20 years with a decade of experience as a sports writer and editor for a plethora of newspapers throughout Texas and Alabama. Growing up in Houston and attending Baylor University, Ramsey is a die-hard sports fan with a true passion for writing. He may be reached via email at denton.itb@gmail.com