{"id":241886,"date":"2026-03-29T07:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/241886\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T07:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:56:21","slug":"langeliers-hits-two-opening-day-homers-for-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/241886\/","title":{"rendered":"Langeliers Hits Two Opening Day Homers for A’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers hit two solo home runs on Opening Day, including a game-tying shot in the 9th inning, but the A’s fell to the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 in a walk-off loss. Langeliers became just the fourth player in franchise history to hit multiple homers on Opening Day, joining Tyler Soderstrom, Khris Davis, and Jason Giambi.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The A’s are relying on their offensive depth to carry them this season, and Langeliers’ powerful performance showed he can be a key contributor. However, the rest of the lineup struggled, highlighting the team’s need for more consistent production throughout the order.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Langeliers blasted a 414-foot home run off Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman in the 9th inning to tie the game at 2-2, but the Blue Jays walked it off in the bottom half. Aside from Langeliers’ two homers, the rest of the A’s lineup went hitless against Toronto starter Kevin Gausman and the bullpen.<\/p>\n

The game was played on Opening Day, March 28, 2026.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Shea Langeliers<\/p>\n

The Athletics’ slugging catcher who hit two home runs on Opening Day, joining an elite group of A’s players to accomplish that feat.<\/p>\n

Tyler Soderstrom<\/p>\n

A previous Athletics player who hit multiple home runs on Opening Day.<\/p>\n

Khris Davis<\/p>\n

A previous Athletics player who hit multiple home runs on Opening Day.<\/p>\n

Jason Giambi<\/p>\n

A previous Athletics player who hit multiple home runs on Opening Day.<\/p>\n

Kevin Gausman<\/p>\n

The Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher who struck out 11 A’s batters.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cThe beauty of this Athletics offense lies in its depth. Almost any hitter in the lineup is capable of carrying the team on any given night.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mart\u00edn Gallegos, Reporter<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Shea Langeliers’ powerful performance on Opening Day showed he can be a key offensive contributor for the Athletics this season, but the team will need more consistent production from the rest of the lineup to compete in the AL West.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers hit two solo home runs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182775,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-241886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241886\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}