A familiar face is returning to the Athletics.
The A’s on Monday acquired catcher Jonah Heim via trade from the Braves in exchange for cash considerations after he was designated for assignment by Atlanta. Additionally, the A’s placed Shea Langeliers on the paternity list.
Heim was DFA’d by the Braves after batting .231 with one home run in 12 games with Atlanta this season.
The A’s have acquired C Jonah Heim from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations. In addition, the A’s have placed C Shea Langeliers on the paternity list.
— A’s Communications (@AthleticsPR) May 5, 2026
The 30-year-old backstop made his MLB debut with the Athletics in 2020 and played 13 games with the club before being traded in the offseason along with Khris Davis to the Texas Rangers for shortstop Elvis Andrus and catcher Aramis Garcia.
In Texas, Heim developed into the team’s starting catcher and played 120-plus games for the Rangers in four-straight seasons (2022-25) and earned his lone MLB All-Star bid in 2023, the same season the team won the franchise’s first World Series.
Heim finished the 2023 campaign with a .258 average, .755 OPS, 18 home runs and 95 RBI.
The veteran will help Austin Wynns fill the void for Langeliers, who has put together a stellar 2026 MLB season.
Among qualified hitters, Langeliers leads all catchers in batting average (.336), OPS, (1.017), home runs (10) and extra-base hits (19), per SportRadar.
While Heim might be familiar with the team’s color scheme, a lot has changed since that 2020 season with the A’s featuring an entirely new 26-man roster.