Shea Langeliers to miss time with oblique injury

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Shea Langeliers , a backbone of this young Athletics club over the past few years, will miss an extended amount of time.

Before Friday’s series opener against the Orioles at Sutter Health Park, Langeliers was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique. The 27-year-old catcher was removed for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning of Thursday’s victory over the Twins after feeling discomfort following a swing on a pitch he fouled off against reliever Kody Funderburk.

No official grade was placed on the strain, but given the complexity of oblique issues, it is likely that Langeliers will be sidelined beyond the minimum of 10 days.

“With obliques, it varies,” manager Mark Kotsay said. “It’s a tricky injury.”

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