Shea Langeliers hits a 3-run homer for the A’s in his return from an oblique injury | MLB

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat with the Athletics after he was sidelined for 3 1/2 weeks with a strained left oblique.

Langeliers was reinstated from the 10-day injured list on Monday. The catcher connected with two out in the first inning in the opener of a three-game series at Tampa Bay, driving a 96 mph sinker from Drew Rasmussen deep to left-center.

Langeliers’ 11th homer of the season had an exit velocity of 111.1 mph and traveled 408 feet.

The A’s also brought up right-hander Justin Sterner and outfielder Colby Thomas from Triple-A Las Vegas. Outfielder JJ Bleday, catcher Willie MacIver and right-hander Tyler Ferguson were sent down.

The 27-year-old Langeliers got hurt when he fouled off a pitch from Minnesota’s Kody Funderburk on June 5. He went 8 for 13 with a homer and four RBIs in three rehab games with Las Vegas.

Langeliers was a first-round pick in the 2019 amateur draft.

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