Oakland A's Podcast

In this episode of Beyond The Dugout presented by Las Vegas, Dallas Braden chats with A’s catcher Shea Langeliers about life behind the plate, his journey to the big leagues, and what it takes to lead from one of baseball’s toughest positions. Shea talks about his daily routines, building relationships with pitchers, and stepping into the leadoff role. He also shares what it’s like playing in his home state of Texas, how he and his wife enjoy nights out in Las Vegas, and why fans should be excited about the A’s young core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews from A's Cast Live during the second half of the 2025 season. He was joined by: 1:00 Liam Hendriks - 2x Mariano Rivera Reliever of the Year Award winner & 3x All-Star 13:37 Torey Lovullo - Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks 19:50 Chip & Chris Caray - Broadcaster for the St. Louis Cardinals & Athletics 34:22 Jack Wilson - Father of Jacob Wilson & 2004 All-Star 52:25 Brian Kenny - Host of MLB Now on MLB Network 1:09:25 Geoff Blum - World Series Hero & Houston Astros TV Broadcaster 1:21:47 Robert Flores - Host of MLB Central on MLB Network 1:33:40 Stephen Nesbitt - National MLB Writer for the Athletic 1:49:55 Jesús Cano - Writer/Editor for Baseball America (Nick Kurtz Announcement) 2:00:10 Eno Sarris - National Baseball Writer for the Athletic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews from A's Cast Live during the second half of the 2025 season. He was joined by: 1:00 Mark McGwire - A’s Hall of Famer, World Series Champion & 1987 AL Rookie of the Year 13:38 Mark Mulder - A’s Hall of Famer & 2x All-Star 22:36 Tim Hudson - A’s Hall of Famer, World Series Champion & 4x All-Star 30:10 Barry Zito - A’s Hall of Famer & 2002 AL Cy Young Award winner 40:15 Tony La Russa - Baseball Hall of Famer, 3x World Series Champion & A’s Hall of Famer 52:30 Bobby Crosby - 2004 AL Rookie of the Year & A’s First Base Coach 1:02:00 Ed Sprague - A’s Director of Player Development 1:17:20 Eric Kubota - A’s Director of Scouting 1:36:20 Eric Martins - A’s Third Base Coach 1:48:00 Mike McFerran - A’s Minor League Pitching Coordinator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews with A's players from A's Cast Live during the second half of the 2025 season. He was joined by: 1:00 Jacob Wilson - A’s All-Star Shortstop  12:10 Lawrence Butler - A’s Outfielder 24:18 Hogan Harris - A’s Left-Handed Reliever 34:23 Tyler Soderstrom - A’s Left Fielder 42:30 Colby Thomas - A’s Outfielder 52:35 Jacob Lopez - A’s Left-Handed Starting Pitcher 1:01:35 JJ Bleday - A’s Outfielder 1:09:38 Darell Hernaiz - A’s Infielder 1:18:33 Jeffrey Springs - A’s Left-Handed Starting Pitcher 1:27:50 Mason Barnett- A’s Starting Pitcher 1:37:35 Willie MacIver - A’s Catcher 1:47:45 Shea Langeliers - A’s Catcher 1:59:10 Zack Gelof - A’s Second Baseman 2:08:27 Max Schuemann - A’s Infielder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 9-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals in the finale of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistants, Michael Baribault and Kyle Morrison, discuss the final game of the Athletics' 2025 season. Tonight's show features audio from Nick Kurtz (7:02), Brent Rooker (13:41), and Mark Kotsay (21:32). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals in game two of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistants, Michael Baribault and Kyle Morrison, discuss the Athletics' 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals in game two of their three-game series from West Sacramento. Tonight's show features audio from Luis Morales (10:05) and Mark Kotsay (17:15). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 4-3 win vs the Kansas City Royals in game one of their three-game set from West Sacramento Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistants, Michael Baribault and Kyle Morrsion, discuss the Athletics' 4-3 walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals in game one of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Tonight's show features audio from Mark Kotsay (19:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend & A’s Manager Mark Kotsay discuss: The teams improvement in 2025 Luis Morales' development and becoming a front line starter Jeffrey Springs making 30 starts Kurtz & Wilson's rookie seasons Consistency from Soderstrom & Rooker Lawrence Butler winning the Dave Stewart Award Shea Langeliers' growth and breakout season The work done by the coaching staff in 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's General Manager David Forst discusses: End of the 2025 season Baseball America farm system ranking Leo De Vries future The win improvement from 2024 How proud he is of Mark Kotsay and the coaching staff The growth of the bullpen The A's young position players Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny Doskow, Martin Gallegos, David Feldman, and Ken Korach preview game one of the Royals and Athletics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the September 26 edition of A's Cast Live, our weekly all baseball talk show Monday through Friday, Chris Townsend was joined by: 1:30 David Forst - General Manager of the Athletics 17:40 Bobby Crosby - 2004 AL ROY & A's First Base Coach 38:14 Mark Kotsay - Manager of the Athletics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistant, Michael Baribault, discusses the Athletics' 11-5 loss to the Houston Astros in the finale of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Tonight's show features audio from Mark Kotsay (13:25) and Nick Kurtz (16:39). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 11-5 loss to the Houston Astros in the finale of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's Cast Production Assistant, Michael Baribault and Kyle Morrison, discuss the Athletics' 6-0 win over the Houston Astros in game two of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Tonight's show features audio from Luis Severino (21:57), Mark Kotsay (26:08), and Shea Langeliers (40:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend takes calls from fans and discusses the Athletics' 6-0 win vs the Houston Astros in the game two of their three-game set from West Sacramento. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny Doskow, Martin Gallegos, and Ken Korach preview game two of the Astros and Athletics from West Sacramento. They were joined by Steve Sparks (8:30) and Scott Emerson (15:32) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Townsend and A's Pitching Coach Scott Emerson discuss: Goals for pitchers the rest of the season Jeffrey Springs....starts made (32) Luis Morales' emergence | comparison to deGrom. Pitchers' offseason workouts | communication with coaching staff Bullpen resurgence | going multiple innings Starters giving you more innings/pitches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices