Shea Langeliers

Shea Ryan Langeliers (born November 18, 1997) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He played college baseball for the Baylor Bears. He was selected by the Braves as the ninth overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.

Shea Langeliers
Atlanta Braves – No. 86
Catcher
Born: (1997-11-18) November 18, 1997
Keller, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Langeleirs attended Keller High School in Keller, Texas.[1] He began catching as a high school sophomore.[2] As a senior in 2016, Langeleirs batted .369 with six home runs and 31 RBIs.[1] He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 34th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,[3] but did not sign and instead chose to attend Baylor University to play college baseball for the Baylor Bears.[4]

As a freshman at Baylor in 2017, Langeliers batted .313 with ten home runs and 38 RBIs in 55 games.[5] He was a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team as well as being named to the All-Big 12 Second Team.[6] He spent that summer playing in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Chatham Anglers where he was named an All-Star.[7] In 2018, as a sophomore, Langeliers missed time at the beginning of the season due to a wrist injury.[8] However, he returned, and finished the year batting .252 with 11 home runs and 44 RBIs in 58 games.[9][10] He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team[11] along with winning a Rawlings/ABCA Division I Gold Glove, becoming only the second player in Baylor history to win the award.[12][13] Langeliers played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team that summer.[14] In 2019, his junior season, he was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for the second consecutive year[15] despite missing three weeks due to a broken hand.[16] In an elimination game during the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, he hit three home runs and had 11 RBIs in Baylor's 24-6 win over Nebraska-Omaha.[17] Langeliers finished his junior year hitting .308 with ten home runs and 42 RBIs in 44 games.[18]

Langeliers was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[19] He was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the ninth overall pick.[20][21] He signed with the team for $4 million.[22][23] He began his professional career with the Rome Braves of the Class A South Atlantic League,[24] spending all of the 2019 season there. Over 54 games, Langeliers hit .255/.310/.343 with two home runs and 34 RBIs.[25]

References
  1. "Keller standout catcher getting ready for MLB draft". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  2. Rosenbaum, Mike (March 5, 2020). "Pipeline Q&A: Braves prospect Shea Langeliers". MLB.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. "10 things to know about Shea Langeliers". MLB.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. Goin’ Pro. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  5. "Star catcher Langeliers does it all for Baylor baseball". The Baylor Lariat. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  6. "2017 All-Big 12 Baseball Teams and Awards Announced". Big 12 Sports. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  7. "All-Star selection Langeliers catching his dream". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  8. "Bears' Langeliers sidelined with wrist injury". The Eagle. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  9. "Shea Langeliers develops into elite catching prospect". The 3rd Man In. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  10. "Shea Langeliers Propels Baylor Baseball Back Into The National Conversation". Baseball America. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  11. "State Players Honored in Big 12 Baseball Awards". KFOR. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  12. "Langeliers Wins Rawlings Gold Glove". CenTexProud.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  13. "Baylor catcher Shea Langeliers named Gold Glove winner". kcentv.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  14. "Baylor Baseball's Shea Langeliers Chosen to USA Baseball National Team". USA Baseball. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  15. "Wendzel highlights Baylor's All-Big 12 selections". KWTX.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  16. https://www.kcentv.com/article/sports/baylor-baseball-junior-catcher-shea-langeliers-out-with-hand-injury/500-b9b89546-886e-4e57-8a42-24f2d3734fa8
  17. https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-shea-langeliers-baylor-20190601-story.html
  18. https://baylorlariat.com/2019/06/04/baseball-makes-history-with-two-first-round-draft-picks/
  19. http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=draft
  20. https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-select-shea-langeliers-with-ninth-pick-in-draft
  21. https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/article231157413.html
  22. "Braves sign No. 9 pick Shea Langeliers". MLB.com. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  23. https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/braves-sign-first-rounder-shea-langeliers/BlyivoI8CeyLEYBM8dCRCN/
  24. Cheney, Will (June 22, 2019). "Braves assign first-round pick Langeliers to Rome". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  25. https://www.si.com/mlb/braves/news/shea-langeliers-interview-part-two
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