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Athletics Place Mark Canha on Injured List With Hip Strain

By Mark Polishuk | June 26, 2021 at 7:01am CDT

JUNE 26: Canha’s MRI revealed tendinitis in his left hip, Melvin told Rubin and other reporters.  Fortunately, nothing seems wrong with the part of Canha’s hip that was addressed by his 2016 surgery.

JUNE 25: The A’s announced that Canha has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hip strain. Infielder Vimael Machin is up from Triple-A Las Vegas in his place.

JUNE 24: Athletics outfielder Mark Canha left today’s 5-1 Oakland victory over the Rangers after two innings due to a left hip strain, manager Bob Melvin told Shayna Rubin of the San Jose Mercury News and other reporters.  Canha will receive an MRI to explore the problem, which Melvin indicated has been bothering the outfielder prior to today.  This isn’t the first hip issue of Canha’s career, as he underwent hip surgery back in 2016.

One of the sport’s more underrated players, Canha would represent a big loss to the Oakland lineup if he had to miss any time on the injured list.  Since the start of the 2018 season, only 22 qualified players in baseball have posted a higher wRC+ than Canha’s total of 133, as the outfielder has hit .258/.372/.466 with 59 home runs over the last four seasons.  Canha’s ability to play all three outfield positions (and some first base, in a pinch) has made him even more valuable to the A’s roster.

Canha has mostly played as a left fielder this year, though he saw a lot of everyday center field duties when Ramon Laureano was on the IL.  Laureano is now back but Stephen Piscotty was sidelined with a wrist sprain earlier this week, so the A’s will be rather shorthanded should Canha also require an IL placement.  Tony Kemp, Seth Brown, Chad Pinder, and Skye Bolt are all candidates for corner outfield playing time, with Kemp in particular having a very strong year as both a part-time outfielder and a platoon partner with Jed Lowrie at second base.

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23 Comments

  1. Baseball 1600

    4 years ago

    Severely underrated and absolutely kills the Giants.
    Maybe they should sit him for this upcoming series just to keep him fresh…

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    • oaklandfan22

      4 years ago

      He’s not going to play either way…

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      • Baseball 1600

        4 years ago

        Not every MRI goes bad. But since they say it’s a strain I guess you’re right.

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        • LordD99

          4 years ago

          Depends on the severity, but there must be enough concern to send him for an MRI. Hopefully it’s low grade and he’s back in short order.

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    • Fever Pitch Guy

      4 years ago

      Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.

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  2. zacharydmanprin

    4 years ago

    Canha, Laureano and Chapman have all had hip injuries in the last 12 months.

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    • sacball

      4 years ago

      Canha had hip surgery in 2016

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    • GangGreen23

      4 years ago

      Would like to see us use the DH spot more for giving our regular Position players a day off from playing out in the field, while keeping their Bat in the lineup.

      This would help alleviate some of these Hip injuries we are seeing. Just rotate a different player in the DH spot.

      Why keep an everyday DH on the team when Khrush and now Moreland have provided very little Offense for us? Just rotate guys in and out of the DH spot to prevent injuries and over-usage.

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  3. Asfan0780

    4 years ago

    Cody Thomas and Greg deichmann doing well in AAA,they may be next in line. Although they don’t hit right handed.

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  4. IjustloveBaseball

    4 years ago

    Looked back on Canha, and it’s the same hip he had operated on previously — definitely not ideal. Hopefully he can avoid going under the knife.

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  5. martras

    4 years ago

    Man… we haven’t seen this many hip issues since the days of Matt Kemp!

    Reply
  6. A'sfaninUK

    4 years ago

    Laureano = Budget Trout
    Kemp = Budget Altuve
    Murphy = Budget Salvy

    Who says Moneyball is dead?

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    • statman

      4 years ago

      and a’s fans = budget Astros fans

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      • A'sfaninUK

        4 years ago

        @statman – the Astros gave away Kemp and Laureano lol

        A’s have 4 rings in Oakland and 9 overall, only Yankees and Cardinals have more. Classic franchise/fanbase. Best uniform, best players ever, most interesting fans ever, never played in a dome – dont talk smack on a classic.

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    • Cosmo2

      4 years ago

      The A’s really are one of the smartest run teams when it comes to the players it puts on the field. Yet still 90% of fans think mega-deals and superstar names are what wins.

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      • coupofthecentury

        4 years ago

        True. Except come deadline time when they have to bridge the gap between grey-area contenders and real contenders, they never go all in to try to win the chip (except for 2014).

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      • theloop

        4 years ago

        Yeah, because historically a top 15 total payroll team wins it every year excluding the ‘03 Marlins. The A’s are very good at contending on a budget but it’s that very same reason why they will never win it.

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        • Cosmo2

          4 years ago

          Playoffs is a crapshoot compared to the 162 game season. The idea that a team is built to win over 162 but not in the playoffs is a naive, idiotic myth.

          Reply
  7. worthington

    4 years ago

    GREAT NEWS!

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  8. Ww0907

    4 years ago

    Wish for a speedy recovery. I want to beat the A’s when they are at full strength.

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  9. A'sfaninUK

    4 years ago

    Ugh, Machin is awful and uninspiring to have to watch on a contending team that’s battling for the best record in MLB. Nick Allen needs to come up immediately, Greg Deichmann > Machin too.

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  10. GangGreen23

    4 years ago

    So we placed Canha on the Injured List and called-up Vimael Machin?

    We’re replacing a Power Hitter with a Singles hitter?

    Machin doesn’t hit for power, steal bases, nor has even hit for batting average in his brief times up in the majors. He lacks physicality and his bat is quite feeble. I’m guessing he’s middle Infield insurance in case Kemp gets injured playing Left field?.

    So Kemp in Left, Laureano in Center, and then Seth, Pinder, and Bolt rotate playing in right field? But all 3 of those guys have been struggling with the bat lately and have OBP%’s lower than .300 on the season. Our offense is going to struggle until Canha comes back.

    I would have preferred calling up Greg Deichmann from Triple A. He’s batting .317 with a .464 on-base percentage currently.

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    • zacharydmanprin

      4 years ago

      They called up Machin to have some flexibility on the infield. When players go on the IL they don’t always have a 1:1 position replacement. If the A’s weren’t carrying Mitch Moreland they probably would have called up a pitcher. They are going to be an arm short in the series against the Giants.

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