Batter’s Box: An Unexpected Canha Worms

Oakland OF Mark Canha has been on the warpath to redeem himself ever since getting the call to come back up to Oakland on May 9. After hip surgery that...

Oakland OF Mark Canha has been on the warpath to redeem himself ever since getting the call to come back up to Oakland on May 9. After hip surgery that ended his season last year, he appeared in six games with the As to start 2017 but went an abysmal 2-19 with six strikeouts so the brass optioned him to Triple-A Nashville in mid-April. Three weeks later, Canha got another shot in The Show and has been crushing it over the last two weeks. He's batting .379 this month with a tasty slugging percentage of .862. He went 4-12, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB, K this weekend and was a measly single away of hitting for the cycle Friday night, providing extra-innings heroics to beat Boston with a walk-off home run. Saturday saw him homer as well: that's three in five games. Eleven days can change a lot: keep an eye on whether Canha can become the Michael Conforto story of the Bay Area if he keeps the playing time his bat is earning him lately.

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Andrew Todd-Smith

Journalistically trained and I have written for SB Nation. Fantasy baseball & football nerd, and there's a solid chance I'll outresearch you. I live in Columbus, pull for Cleveland and could learn to despise your team if you give me reason to. Navy veteran and wordplay addict with an expat background.

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