Education
Canha attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California, and the University of California, Berkeley, where he played college baseball for the California Golden Bears baseball team
Canha attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California, and the University of California, Berkeley, where he played college baseball for the California Golden Bears baseball team
Canha is of Portuguese heritage. The Florida Marlins selected him in the seventh round of the 2010 MLB Draft. The Colorado Rockies chose him in the 2014 Rule 5 draft from the Marlins, and then traded him to the Athletics for Austin House.
During spring training in 2015, Canha led the Athletics in home runs, but led all major league players in strikeouts.
Due to the team"s need for a power hitter following the offseason trades of Josh Donaldson and Brandon Moss, Canha made the Athletics" Opening Day roster. 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.