Catcher Shea Langeliers made a little space to set down a cup of coffee in his locker, then gingerly turned around, careful not to disturb the belongings of teammates JJ Bleday and Max Schuemann that were all crammed into a corner of Oakland's spring training clubhouse. Playing for the Athletics over the past few decades rarely has been glamorous — at least by MLB standards. The Athletics — set to move to Las Vegas sometime around 2028 — are facing a lame-duck season at the Oakland Coliseum, which hosted some of the smallest crowds in recent MLB history in 2023.
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Even with a two-run deficit in the eighth inning of the 161st game of a 111-loss season, the Oakland Athletics were still fighting. Shea Langeliers hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the A's five-run eighth inning, leading Oakland to a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Oakland could have been crushed after Joe Boyle's no-hit bid ended with LA's three-run rally in the seventh, but nobody gave up.