{"id":657158,"date":"2026-04-01T18:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/657158\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:21:21","slug":"shea-langeliers-smashes-mlb-lead-5th-homer-vs-braves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/657158\/","title":{"rendered":"Shea Langeliers smashes MLB-lead 5th homer vs Braves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shae BANG-eliers! The Athletics<\/a> catcher just smashed his MLB-leading fifth home run of the early regular season. The Athletics and Atlanta Braves are in game No. 6 of the 162-game season. Hitting five home runs in this many games is very rare. It’s also sweet to see a player do it against the team that traded him away.<\/p>\n

Shea Langeliers hits his MLB-leading fifth home run of the season! pic.twitter.com\/cEVFbdOdMQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The A’s have just one win on the season, but the good news is that if they win today, that would earn them the series victory against a good Braves team. The A’s are 1-4 on the season and trail the Braves 5-1 in the 6th inning.<\/p>\n

Braves catcher Drake Baldwin drove in two runs in the second inning to jump out to a 2-0 lead. The Langeliers’ homer brought them within one, but then in the bottom of the 4th, Baldwin continued his hot day with a double to center, scoring two more runs. Matt Olson then singled to right to score Baldwin on the following at-bat. Baldwin is now hitting .333 on the season as this game continues on.<\/p>\n

Langeliers’ numbers are looking incredible this season. Batting third in the lineup, the catcher\/DH is hitting a current .364 with five home runs and eight RBIs. He entered this game with an OPS of 1.331.<\/p>\n

His latest home run may be another record, as his 4th homer in five games tied Jimmy Foxx<\/a> for the most in Athletics history through five games. Furthermore, according to Sarah Langs, \u201cthe Athletics catcher tied Charles Johnson (2000) for the second-most home runs any team’s primary catcher has hit through the first five games of season, as he was one shy of the all-time mark set by Gabby Hartnett over a century ago (1925).\u201d<\/p>\n

Shae BANG-eliers! The Athletics catcher just smashed his MLB-leading fifth home run of the early regular season. The Athletics and Atlanta Braves are in game No. 6 of the 162-game season. Hitting five home runs in this many games is very rare. It’s also sweet to see a player do it against the team that traded him away.<\/p>\n