Shea Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

28-Year-Old CatcherC
Sacramento Athletics
2026 Fantasy Outlook
After being a low-average, high-power threat across his first two full MLB campaigns, Langeliers found more consistency in 2025 with a .277/.325/.536 slash line in 123 games. He missed some time in June due to an oblique injury but still set career highs with 31 home runs and seven steals, though it's also worth noting that he has yet to play 140 games in a season across his first three full years in MLB. Langeliers cut his strikeout rate almost eight points to 19.7 percent and increased his opposite field hit rate by nearly six points to 21.4 percent, which helps to explain the improved results despite his hard-hit rate (44.6 percent) remaining in line with the two prior seasons. Playing half his games at the Athletics' temporary home of Sutter Health Park in Sacramento is certainly an advantage, but Langeliers actually fared better on the road (.912 OPS) than at home (.817 OPS). He also improved his Fielding Run Value from minus-13 to minus-2, which is particularly notable given the defensive importance of his position. Langeliers' improvements appear sustainable, and his power production with the new higher average sets him up to be one of the top fantasy catchers in the league in 2026. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year, $5.25 million contract with the Athletics in January of 2026.
Belts 19th homer
CSacramento Athletics
June 18, 2026
Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in a 5-0 win against the Angels on Thursday.
Analysis
Langeliers had the key hit in a big first inning for the A's, clobbering a 430-foot homer to center field to account for the first three runs of the contest. The blossoming star extended his on-base streak to 11 games with the long ball, and during that stretch he's clubbed three homers and driven in six runs. On the season, Langeliers' 19 homers rank second among catchers behind Hunter Goodman (21), and Langeliers trails only Drake Baldwin among qualified players at the position with his .870 OPS through 312 plate appearances.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+20%
OPS vs LHP
2026
 
 
+34%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+30%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+1%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .929 347 48 25 59 2 .302 .343 .586
Since 2024vs Right .776 1022 131 54 132 10 .240 .304 .472
2026vs Left 1.067 81 18 7 16 0 .342 .383 .684
2026vs Right .798 231 30 12 23 1 .251 .325 .473
2025vs Left 1.041 123 17 10 24 2 .367 .374 .667
2025vs Right .803 400 56 21 48 5 .247 .310 .493
2024vs Left .747 143 13 8 19 0 .219 .294 .453
2024vs Right .736 391 45 21 61 4 .226 .286 .449
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
2026
 
 
+17%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+12%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+18%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .791 692 92 34 89 7 .253 .314 .478
Since 2024Away .841 677 87 45 102 5 .259 .315 .526
2026Home .939 156 26 9 20 0 .302 .378 .561
2026Away .801 156 22 10 19 1 .250 .301 .500
2025Home .817 273 37 12 30 5 .278 .319 .498
2025Away .912 250 36 19 42 2 .274 .332 .580
2024Home .676 263 29 13 39 2 .197 .270 .406
2024Away .798 271 29 16 41 2 .250 .306 .492
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Stat Review
How does Shea Langeliers compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.41
 
BB Rate
7.8%
 
K Rate
18.8%
 
BABIP
.289
 
ISO
.247
 
AVG
.276
 
OBP
.341
 
SLG
.523
 
OPS
.864
 
wOBA
.374
 
Exit Velocity
91.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
41.0%
 
Barrels/PA
7.1%
 
Expected BA
.294
 
Expected SLG
.551
 
Sprint Speed
23.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
31.1%
 
Line Drive %
21.2%
 
Fly Ball %
47.7%
 
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Langeliers was the Athletics' bell cow catcher for the second straight season. His 137 games and 534 plate appearances were both career highs, while his 131 appearances behind the plate were second most in MLB. Fewer strikeouts and more plate appearances from hitting higher in the order fueled personal bests in homers, runs and RBI. He features above average, but not elite quality of contact, but even with the improvement, his strikeout rate is high. Despite poor defense, the Athletics are committed to Langeliers with no one in the pipeline to challenge him for playing time. His power will play anywhere, though Langeliers could benefit from leaving the Coliseum. Just 27 years old, he could continue to improve his strikeout rate, but is best considered a plus power, low average backstop hitting in the meat of a less potent lineup.
Langeliers opened the season as the Athletics primary catcher. He gathered a taste of the majors down the stretch in 2022 but struggled making contact. In his first full season, Langeliers lowered his strikeout rate to a still elevated 29.2 percent while hitting the ball with more authority. However, as a fly ball hitter in the cavernous Coliseum, Langeliers' BABIP was well below average, but his 22 homers was fifth most among catcher-eligible hitters and his 63 RBI tied for 12th highest. Langeliers is still a work in progress behind the plate as his -13 defensive runs saved was the third worst in the league and he graded as one of the poorest pitch framers. Langeliers' 31 percent success rate catching base stealers was one of the best marks in the league. Langeliers will share catching duties with Tyler Soderstrom, with Langeliers likely to get the heavier workload. The volume will generate mixed league worthy counting stats, but Langeliers is a batting average liability.
Langeliers was acquired by Oakland from Atlanta in March 2022 and made his MLB debut in August, and he had a .218/.261/.430 slash line with six home runs in 40 games. The 25-year-old split his playing time between catcher and designated hitter, but he won't be serving as the primary backstop as long as Sean Murphy remains with the A's. Langeliers showcased his power in his first taste of the big leagues, but he also had a problematic 34.6 percent strikeout rate. He'll need to improve in order to retain his spot in Oakland's lineup next season, but Langeliers should at least enter spring training with an inside track to a regular role after a solid showing last season.
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Taking seat Sunday
CSacramento Athletics
June 14, 2026
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
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Opens scoring with homer
CSacramento Athletics
June 12, 2026
Langeliers went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-4 win over the Rockies.
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Homers in three-hit effort
CSacramento Athletics
June 9, 2026
Langeliers went 3-for-7 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored in Monday's 15-14 extra-innings loss to Milwaukee.
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Tacks on two homers
CSacramento Athletics
June 4, 2026
Langeliers went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and three total RBI in a loss to the Cubs on Thursday.
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Receiving break Sunday
CSacramento Athletics
May 31, 2026
Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
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Leading all AL catchers in ballot
CSacramento Athletics
June 16, 2026
Langeliers is the leading vote-getter at catcher in the American League in the first 2026 MLB All-Star Game ballot update revealed Monday, according to Thomas Harrigan of MLB.com.
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Langeliers has a massive lead at the catcher position with 715,625 votes, and he's virtually a lock to start as the American League's backstop if that trend continues. The catcher with the second-most votes is the Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk with 298,401 votes. Langeliers has the numbers to deserve the starting slot, posting an .879 OPS and launching 18 homers in 65 games this season.
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