Giants acquire OF/1B Mark Canha from Tigers

Field Level Media|published: Tue 30th July, 19:02 2024

MLB: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians

Jul 22, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Detroit Tigers left fielder Mark Canha (21) rounds third base en route to scoring during the sixth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

The San Francisco Giants acquired outfielder and first baseman Mark Canha from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Eric Silva on Tuesday.

Canha, 35, was in his first season with the Tigers and now heads to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he spent the first seven years of his MLB career while with the Oakland Athletics.

Canha is batting .231 this season with seven home runs and 38 RBIs over 93 games. In 1,017 career games for the A's (2015-21), New York Mets (2022-23), Milwaukee Brewers (2023) and Tigers, he is a .248 hitter with 120 homers, 455 RBIs and 510 runs.

Silva, 21, was a fourth-round draft pick in 2021 and moved up to Double-A Richmond this season, where he has gone 4-2 with two saves and a 4.35 ERA in 28 relief appearances.

--Field Level Media