Biograhpy

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.

n 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.