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The Oakland Athletics are full steam ahead with their youth movement.
Starting Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas, when he faces the Texas Rangers in his third game of his series, the A's starting lineup includes his five men. There may be a rookie of
Shea Langeliers is the latest player to make his league debut in the majors for Auckland. He was the designated hitter on Tuesday night and hit a double on the first major league pitch he saw, he eventually scored in his 5–1 win, ending his ninth straight loss for the A's. finished.
The Langeliers are the Oakland Organization's top prospects for his rank, according to MLB Pipeline.
"It wasn't a matter of when to take him, but when," A's general manager David Forst said on Tuesday's pre-game conference call. "Since he started the season in [Triple-A] Las Vegas, he's been good in every way. And I wanted to bring him here at some point this year." 27} The Langeliers are primarily a catcher, with current AL Gold Glove winner Sean Murphy backing that position. Murphy hit his 14th home run of the season in Tuesday's win and remains one of the team's best offensive threats.
"I don't think taking Shay up is about limiting Sean's workload, it's about meeting Shay and taking a chance in the major leagues," Forst said.
Other rookies expected in Wednesday's batting order are second baseman Nick Allen, first baseman Jonah Bride, and center fielder Cal his Stevenson.
Rookie right-hander Adam Oler said Wednesday he will be the starting pitcher for the A's.
Olar has faced stiff competition since returning to the starting rotation after a stint in the bullpen. Three of his last five starts have been against the Houston Astros, the American he has the best record in the league.
Oller faced Houston in his final game, and in 4 2/3 innings he allowed two runs and his five hits. He received no calls in his 7–5 loss. Olah (1-5, 7.26 ERA) started his game against Texas on April 22, when he allowed five runs in five innings, giving up his 8th in Oakland. We lost in a 1-to-1 loss.
The Rangers will start the Rayguns in rookie lefty Cole, who has also struggled against the Astros.
Lagans, his first-round pick by the Rangers in 2016, missed the 2018 and 2019 seasons due to Tommy John surgery, and in 2020 he was diagnosed with COVID-19. was absent due to the epidemic of
In his major league debut on Aug. 4, the Ragans (0-1, 4.82) beat the Chicago Whites to his Sox in a 3-2 win where he earned over five innings. I held it without a point, but no decision was made.
He wasn't as sharp Thursday against the Astros, as he allowed five runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings in a 7-3 loss.
"I didn't perform well," he said of his recent start to Ragans. "Large back. Obviously, it's a team that hits really good. Back down, they're ready for a fastball. You can't sneak anything by them. They're ready for that."
The Rangers are 1-1 since sacking manager Chris Woodward on Monday.
– Field Level Media
