Langeliers Birthday Bash: 2 HR, 110 MPH Single

0:00It's May 3rd. This is MLB News Today Baseball Coverage powered by AI. Oakland Athletics catcher Shay Langaleers turned his wife Reagan's 28th birthday into a real show at Sutter Health Park. Despite the team dropping a 14-to-6 decision to the Guardians, he crushed two home runs, his 9th and 10th of the season. Reagan, who's due with their first son any day now since Friday, was the date, still showed up to celebrate. After Mark Coatsai is calling it a phenomenal star for the 28-year-old backstop, who's leading the squad in power. Even with heavy hitters like Brent Rooker and Tyler Sotestrum in the mix, Langaleers stands out, starting 32 of 33 games and, catching 26 times. Fresh off Rooker's return from injury, he's locked in behind the plate or riding the pine. Langaleers grand about having Reagan at the field, saying it was cool to deliver a big day on her birthday. He's buzzing with nervous excitement heading into dad life for the first time, admitting it'll keep him on his toes.

1:01The skipper sees him maturing on and off the diamond. His bombs came early, a two-run shot-off starter, slayed Sikone in the first, then a 433-foot monster to the roof in the fifth. His second longest this year, he capped it with a 110.5 mile per hour single later. Credits it to sticking to his daily cage routine, building confidence amid baseball's ups and downs. With fatherhood looming, Langaleers is keeping pitchers guessing, while prepping for those special family moments ahead.