Shea Langeliers off to scorching start despite A’s 0-2 record

The record says 0-2, but Shea Langeliers is doing everything he can to change that.

Through the first two games of the season, Langeliers has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball. He’s gone 5-for-8 with 3 home runs and 6 RBI, carrying the offense for the Oakland Athletics even as the wins have not followed.

On Friday, the A’s dropped a tight 3-2 game to the Toronto Blue Jays. Saturday was even tougher, an 8-7 loss in another game that slipped away late. Two games, two close losses, and Langeliers right in the middle of everything offensively.

A start that puts him in rare company

It’s not just a hot streak. It’s history.

Langeliers’ three home runs are tied for the most by an A’s player through the first two games of a season. The only other name to do it? Al Simmons back in 1930.

That’s not just good company. That’s elite company.

And the way he’s doing it stands out just as much as the numbers. He’s not chasing. He’s not pressing. He’s getting pitches he can handle and driving them, looking completely comfortable at the plate from day one.

The wins will come if this continues

The frustrating part for the Athltics is obvious. You do not get many performances like this and still walk away winless.

But if Langeliers keeps swinging like this, the results are going to flip sooner rather than later.

Right now, the A’s are 0-2.

But Shea Langeliers looks locked in, and that is the kind of start that can change everything quickly.