US EditionShea Langeliers Homers 3 Times as the Athletics Beat the Nationals 16
WASHINGTON, AUG 5 – Langeliers became the fourth catcher with multiple three-homer games and drove in six runs as the Athletics scored 16 runs on 24 hits, their best since 2019.
- On Aug. 5, 2025, Shea Langeliers, Athletics catcher, homered three times and finished with five hits in his first leadoff game, leading Oakland to a 16-7 win over Washington.
- The Nationals dropped their sixth consecutive game, surrendering 103 hits during the slide, with MacKenzie Gore charged with eight runs and 12 hits in three-plus innings.
- Backing Langeliers, the A's amassed 24 hits—their best since Sept. 10, 2019, while Luis Severino allowed three runs over six innings for his fourth straight win and PJ Poulin pitched a scoreless debut.
- Individual highlights came as Brent Rooker, Athletics infielder, finished with four hits and three RBIs, and JJ Bleday, Athletics outfielder, had four hits for a second straight game.
- In MLB history, Shea Langeliers and Travis d'Arnaud are the only two to hit three home runs from the leadoff spot, with Langeliers' total now at 22 after his performance.
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Athletics Rout Nationals 16-7 in Offensive Surge
On August 5, 2025, the Oakland Athletics dominated the Washington Nationals 16-7 at Nationals Park, driven by catcher Shea Langeliers’ historic three-homer performance in his first game batting leadoff. The Athletics, now 50-65 and fifth in the AL West, unleashed a 24-hit offensive onslaught, while the Nationals, 44-68 and fifth in the NL East, struggled to keep pace. The Athletics Nationals game showcased Oakland’s firepower, with Langeliers, J…
Athletics' Shea Langeliers joins elite list of catchers with second 3-homer game
Langeliers is also one of the few catchers in the last 120 years to have three homers and at least five hits in a game, joining Yasmani Grandal (2016), Victor Martinez (2004) and Walker Cooper (1949).
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