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Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers made his first career appearance as a leadoff hitter Tuesday, a change A’s manager Mark Kotsay said he hoped would get the team off to “a quick start, hopefully.” Mission accomplished. Advertisement Facing the Washington Nationals, Langeliers made all kinds of MLB history with a 5-for-6, three-homer performance in a 16-7 blowout win. It might have …

BOSTON — Red Sox lefty masher Romy Gonzalez hit a first-pitch leadoff home run Saturday that initially looked like a double high off the Green Monster. Gonzalez pulled up at second base and began doing Boston’s new plane/turbulence celebration. “I was kind of upset,” Gonzalez admitted. “I was telling all the boys that I was hitting a home run first …