The Athletics continue to collect monthly MLB honors.
Catcher Shea Langeliers was named AL Player of the Month for August, the league announced Wednesday.
The Athletics now have won back-to-back AL Player of the Month honors, with rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz capturing the award in July.
Langeliers took home the latest honor by slashing .284/.307/.661 with 31 hits, eight doubles, 11 homers and 22 RBI in 25 August games.
The highlight of Langeliers’ banner month came on Aug. 5, when he went 5-for-6 with a double and three solo homers in a 16-7 win over the Washington Nationals.
In addition to the two AL Player of the Month awards, the Athletics also have three AL Rookie of the Month honors this season (shortstop Jacob Wilson in May and Kurtz in June and July).
Amid all the off-the-field turmoil surrounding the Athletics, Langeliers has been a steady force, as he leads the team with 29 homers entering Wednesday’s game in St. Louis.
The Athletics are building a young core around Kurtz, Wilson and outfielders Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom. But Langeliers’ first-career AL Player of the Month honor shows that he’s still an important part of what the A’s are trying to accomplish.
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