A’s 3B Coach calls Shea Langeliers ‘the glue that keeps everybody together’

Athletics third base coach Eric Martins joined The Allen Stiles Show on Tuesday to discuss the team’s play, including finding success against American League Cy Young Favorite Tarik Skubal.

Allowing six runs (without affecting his ERA) was the most Skubal has allowed in any game this season. A large majority came in off of Shea Langeliers grand slam in the seventh inning.

It was the first grand slam Skubal has given up and took the A’s catcher to 17 homers post All-Star break, which leads the MLB.

“He’s kind of the glue that keeps everybody together,” Coach Martins said of Lageliers.

“If it wasn’t for Cal Raleigh, we’d be talking about him being the best catcher in the American League and maybe in baseball,” he continued.

Sneaking away with a win against Detroit, the Athletics have improved to 20-15 since the All-Star break.

Young talent like Langeliers, Nick Kurtz, Jacob Wilson, Colby Thomas, and others have helped create an internal belief in the group.

Martins has remained adamant that they still have a chance this season, but also acknowledged that avoiding a disastrous start next season will be a focus.

“We’ve got to find a way next season to eliminate that big stretch like we had this year and years prior and put ourselves in this position where we want to be at the end of the year, every single year,” he said.

The Athletics are 12 games behind the AL West-leading Houston Astros and 10.5 games behind the final AL Wild Card spot with 29 regular-season games remaining.

Be sure to check out the entire interview with Eric Martins on the Sactown Sports 1140 YouTube page.

Other Topics Discussed Included:

• Inner belief that they’re still in the Wild Card Race
• Performing like a playoff team as of late
• Just starting to realize how good they can be as individuals, and as a unit
• Is Sutter Health Park more tailored towards offense?
• Remaining optimistic heading into next season
• And PLENTY more!

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The following release on the Athletics schedule is courtesy of A’s Communications

The Athletics will open the 2026 season against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday, March 26, before playing host to the division rival Houston Astros on Friday, April 3, in West Sacramento. The three-game set kicks off the Club’s 81-game home schedule, which will feature 75 games in West Sacramento and six games in Las Vegas. The A’s will also play all potential home postseason games in West Sacramento.

The 2026 home schedule in West Sacramento is highlighted by matchups against the San Francisco Giants (May 15-17), New York Yankees (May 29-31), Los Angeles Dodgers (June 29-July 1), and Boston Red Sox (July 27-30).

Read More:

Athletics release 2026 MLB schedule: Sacramento, Las Vegas & more!

When is the next Athletics game?

• Monday, August 25th – Wednesday, August 27th – vs. Detroit Tigers
• Friday, August 29th – Sunday, August 31st – vs. Texas Rangers
• Monday, September 1st – Wednesday, September 3rd – @ St. Louis Cardinals
• Friday, September 5th – Sunday, September 7th – @ Los Angeles Angels
• Monday, September 8th – Wednesday, September 10th – vs. Boston Red Sox

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