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A's All-Stars Langeliers & Leiter Face Season-Ending Surgeries
28 Jul
Summary
- Shea Langeliers to undergo surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee.
- Mark Leiter Jr. will have surgery to repair a right hip impingement.
- Both players' surgeries will conclude their participation in the current season.
Oakland Athletics All-Star catcher Shea Langeliers and right-handed pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. are both facing season-ending surgeries scheduled for Tuesday. Langeliers will undergo a procedure to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. Leiter is set to have surgery to address a right hip impingement.
Langeliers, who was hitting .263 with 23 home runs and 51 RBIs in 93 games, became the first A's catcher to start an All-Star Game since 1989. Leiter, who has a 0.50 ERA in his last 18 games, has struggled with hip impingement this season. Both players' operations effectively conclude their participation for the current year.
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