{"id":1968138,"date":"2025-08-19T06:51:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T06:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1968138"},"modified":"2025-08-19T06:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T06:51:06","slug":"kansas-city-royals-designate-mlb-veteran-mark-canha-for-assignment-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kansas-city-royals-designate-mlb-veteran-mark-canha-for-assignment-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Royals designate MLB veteran Mark Canha for assignment: Here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kansas City Royals outfielder Mark Canha returned from an injury-rehabilitation assignment on Monday and was then designated for assignment, the club announced before its series-opening home game against the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>Canha, 36, was recovering from a left-elbow injury. He had been on the injury list since June 8, missing 32 major-league games.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Royals acquired the 10-year Major League Baseball veteran during spring training through a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers. But Canha had hit just .212 in KC this season with one home run and six RBIs in 113 big-league at-bats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Kansas City Royals outfielder Mark Canha (21) slaps hands with Kansas City Royals first base coach Damon Hollins (39) after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fifth inning at Chase Field on July 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Royals manager Matt Quatraro said being designated for assignment will give Canha, who was playing for his sixth MLB team, an opportunity to join another major-league organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have a clear opportunity for him for playing time,\u201d Quatraro said. \u201cAt this point, that was the decision to make: to let him try to have an opportunity to find a big-league job elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Quatraro praised Canha\u2019s short stint with the club. The Royals brought him in, in part, to help set an example for younger teammates as a player with considerable major-league experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, he certainly did nothing wrong in his professionalism or as a teammate,\u201d Quatraro said. \u201cHe was great from day one. I think we signed him, the next day we went to Texas for those exhibition games and he was right there with the team when they went to Six Flags (amusement park).\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Royals outfielder Mark Canha makes a sliding catch during the third inning of a Friday, May 9, 2025 Major League Baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vcQe5kFPVohD2My97m08.g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kansas_city_star_mcclatchy_articles_677\/1722df4ad6fbeaeedb8b51cc1f56a06f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Royals outfielder Mark Canha makes a sliding catch during the third inning of a Friday, May 9, 2025 Major League Baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Canha \u2014 originally drafted in the seventh round by the then-Florida Marlins in 2010 \u2014 reached a big major-league milestone this season, joining the ranks of players with 10 years of MLB service time. That benchmark entitles major-leaguers to such perks as lifelong healthcare and a maximum pension.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Canha made his big-league debut in 2015 with the Athletics. Since then, along with playing for the Royals and Brewers, he has also worn the uniforms of the New York Mets, Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe jumped right in and did everything he possibly could,\u201d Quatraro said. \u201cThis has been a challenging year for him. Physically, he got hurt early on, came back and (had) limited playing time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was another aspect of the Royals\u2019 decision to DFA Canha, which Quatraro also touched on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t face many lefties, which was his specialty,\u201d the manager said, \u201cso he sat for longer periods of time and then got hurt again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just been an up-and-down year for him. It\u2019s certainly nothing he did wrong in any way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Royals outfielder Mark Canha returned from an injury-rehabilitation assignment on Monday and was then designated for assignment, the club announced before its series-opening home game against the Texas Rangers. Canha, 36, was recovering from a left-elbow injury. He had been on the injury list since June 8, missing 32 major-league games. 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