MARK CANHA NEWS

Mets, Yankees had understanding on hitting coach Chávez

Mets general manager Billy Eppler said he spoke to Yankees general manager Brian Cashman well before poaching Eric Chávez to become the team’s hitting coach and that both sides had...

JANUARY 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

APNewsBreak: MLB payrolls drop 4%, back to 2015 level

Major League Baseball payrolls dropped 4% in 2021 compared to the league’s last full season, and the $4.05 billion total was the lowest in a fully completed year since 2015

DECEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Easy math: Showalter pledges Mets to lead, lean on analytics

Buck Showalter insisted at his introductory news conference that if the New York Mets don’t succeed during his tenure, it won’t be for sabermetric ignorance

DECEMBER 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York Mets hire Buck Showalter as manager

Buck Showalter has been hired as the New York Mets manager, bringing him back to the Big Apple to take over his fifth major league team

DECEMBER 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mets and CF Starling Marte finalize $78 million, 4-year deal

Starling Marte and the New York Mets finalized their $78 million, four-year contract Tuesday night

DECEMBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Báez to Detroit, MLB teams race to finish biz before lockout

Javier Báez agreed to bring his high motor to the Motor City, while other teams around the majors raced to finish up business before Tuesday’s deadline to tender contracts and a li...

DECEMBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AP source: Mets add CF Marte with $78 million, 4-year deal

The New York Mets have bolstered their lineup with three free-agent deals, adding speedy center fielder Starling Marte to go along with Mark Canha and All-Star infielder Eduardo Es...

NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Analysis ' Mets, new GM Billy Eppler, go on Black Friday spending spree The Mets agree to deals with veterans Eduardo Escobar, Mark Canha and Starling Marte.

NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Rosenthal: Mets aim to attract pitchers by bolstering defense with Starling Marte, Mark Canha signings The three signings Friday — the Mets also added infielder Eduardo Escobar — are worth a combined $124.5 million, with much left to do.

NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

The Mets have signed Mark Canha The Mets have signed Mark Canha to a two-year $26.5 million contract.

NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • NESN.COM

Agrees to two-year deal with Mets Canha and the Mets agreed to terms on a two-year, $26.5 million deal Friday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

Impact The late bloomer looks set to slot straight into Michael Conforto's spot in right field after Conforto declined a qualifying offer to try his luck on the open market. Canha will turn 33 in February but he remains an effective player, hitting .231/.358/.387 (good for a 115 wRC+) with 17 homers and a career-high 12 steals last season. He is one of the league's premier on-base threats, as his .377 on-base percentage over the last three seasons is good for ninth among qualified hitters. His power appears to be fading, however, as his .156 ISO in 2021 represented a career low while his 7.1 percent barrel rate was his lowest mark since 2017.

NOVEMBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gets breather Saturday Canha isn't starting Saturday's game against Houston, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Impact Canha will get a rare day off after he went hitless with two strikeouts in four at-bats during Friday's series opener. Chad Pinder will take over in right field while Pete Kozma starts at shortstop.

OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Walks off Astros Canha went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Astros.

Impact With two outs in the bottom of the seventh and runners at the corners, Canha legged out an infield single to score the tying run. In his next at-bat with one out in the bottom of the ninth, Canha came through with another clutch hit to help Oakland keep its faint playoff hopes alive. After a prolonged slump for much of the past two weeks, Canha appears to be coming out of his funk with five hits and a pair of walks over his last five games.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mark Canha the walk-off hero in A's sweep of Houston Astros OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A’s gave the final home crowd at the Coliseum a walk-off to remember. Mark Canha’s drive to center-left field...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

A's edge AL West-leading Astros again on walk-off hit in 9th

Mark Canha hit an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics again beat Houston with their final swing, edging the AL West-leading Astros 4...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bassitt returns but Mariners beat A's 6-5 for 4-game sweep

Chris Bassitt pitched three scoreless innings less than a month after surgery to repair facial fractures, but the Seattle Mariners rallied against Oakland’s bullpen for a 6-5 victo...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Can't shake slump Monday Canha, who went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a loss to the Mariners on Monday, is now hitting just .167 (5-for-30) with a double, two RBI, five walks, two hit-by-pitches and six...

Impact It's worth noting Canha has actually struck out at an appreciably lesser frequency -- 16.2 percent -- during that sample than his 20.4 percent season figure, with a .208 BABIP over that span partly to blame for his poor numbers. The veteran outfielder has salvaged his OBP during the skid by still drawing walks at an elevated 13.5 percent clip, and he should be able to emerge from his doldrums in short order if he continues to make consistent contact.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

A's keep pace in wild-card race with 5-4 win over Angels

Cole Irvin pitched six solid innings to earn his first victory in four weeks, and the Oakland Athletics kept pace in the AL wild-card race with a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles A...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

A's hold off Royals 12-10 to keep pace in AL wild-card race

Matt Olson hit a two-run homer, Josh Harrison drove in three runs and Elvis Andrus had four hits as the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 12-10

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homers in loss Canha went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Rangers.

Impact Canha continued his stellar September with yet another homer Saturday. After hitting just .158 with two home runs in August, the Oakland outfielder has already cranked four homers in September and is hitting .286 over the course of 10 games.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers score five in 8th, come back to nip A's 8-6

Jonah Heim hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth to cap a five-run rally, lifting the Texas Rangers past the Oakland Athletics, 8-6, on Saturday

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fourth homer in five games Canha went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two total runs scored in Saturday's 10-8 loss to Toronto.

Impact After an underwhelming August, Canha has started to regain his composure at the plate by posting an eight-game hitting streak. He's gone 10-for-31 (.323) with four homers, 10 RBI and eight runs scored in that stretch, with all four long balls coming in his last five contests. The 32-year-old's slash line is at .239/.365/.415 with 16 homers, 53 RBI, 81 runs scored and 12 stolen bases through 518 plate appearances overall.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Hernández hits 100th HR, Jays go deep 4 times, beat A's 10-8

Teoscar Hernández hit his 100th career home run, José Berríos took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and the Blue Jays survived a late scare to beat the Oakland Athletics 10-8, Tor...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clubs 15th homer Canha went 1-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 11-10 loss to the Blue Jays.

Impact He took Jordan Romano deep in the ninth inning, seemingly bailing out the A's after the bullpen squandered an 8-2 lead in the eighth inning and let the Jays tie it up, but then Sergio Romo served up a walkoff shot to Marcus Semien in the ninth. Canha has gone yard three times in the last four contests to help extend his hitting streak to seven games, but despite the hot stretch he's still batting only .237 on the season with 15 homers, 12 steals, 49 RBI and 79 runs through 514 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE