A’s Shea Langeliers, Mark Leiter Jr. to have season-ending surgeries this week

A's Shea Langeliers, Mark Leiter Jr. to have season-ending surgeries this week | iNFOnews.ca
Athletics' Jonah Heim (15) celebrates his run scored against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Athletics' Shea Langeliers (23) during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Athletics All-Star catcher Shea Langeliers and right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. will have season-ending surgeries on Tuesday.

The A’s injury report on Monday indicated Langeliers will have surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee and Leiter will have surgery to repair a right hip impingement.

Langeliers was hitting .263 with 23 homers and 51 RBIs in 93 games before his injury. The 28-year-old became the first A’s catcher to start an All-Star Game since Terry Steinbach in 1989.

Langeliers had been the subject of trade rumors as the A’s struggle through another disappointing season.

Leiter went on the injured list with a hip impingement for the second time this season last week. The 35-year-old has not allowed a run in 17 of his last 18 games, compiling a 0.50 ERA during that stretch. He is 0-1 with a 4.28 ERA and four saves in 36 relief appearances overall this year.

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