BIOGRAPHY
Mark Canha was born February 15, 1989, in San Jose, California. He is an outfielder in the MLB.
Canha attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. In 2007, his senior year, he batted .440 with 11 home runs. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he played college baseball for the California Golden Bears baseball team. In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2010, his junior season, he hit .319 with ten home runs and 69 RBIs in 54 games.
In his major league debut, on April 8, Canha had three hits and four runs batted in (RBIs). Canha remained with the Athletics throughout the 2015 season, and led all American League rookies in RBIs. He finished the season with 16 home runs and 70 runs batted in, while playing multiple positions for the A's.
In 2018, Canha hit a career-high 17 home runs with 52 RBIs and a .249/.328/.449 batting line. In 2019, Canha set career highs in average (.273), home runs (26), runs (80) and walks (67) in 126 games. In 2020, Canha slashed .246/.387/.408 with 5 home runs and 33 RBIs in 191 at-bats for the club.
On May 2, 2021, Canha was hit by a pitch for the 60th time in his career, most all-time in the Oakland history of the Athletics franchise. In 2021 he tied for the major league lead in hit by pitches, with 27. After the season, Canha became a free agent and the Athletics did not make an $18.4 million qualifying offer. During his time at Oakland, Canha recorded 645 appearances and recorded a .244 batting average, a .344 on-base percentage and a .431 slugging percentage. He hit 89 home runs and drove in 294 runs.
In 2022, Canha led the majors in hit by pitch (28), and batted .266/.367/.403 with 13 home runs in 462 at bats.
On July 31, 2023, the Mets traded Canha to the Milwaukee Brewers for Justin Jarvis.
