Kania denies staring into team dugout after hitting home run in Tigers win Originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
Mark Canha He left the Athletics on good terms after the 2021 season, but for a while on Friday, his reaction after hitting a sixth-inning home run led some to believe he had some kind of connection to his former team. Feel.
After Kania hit a 414-foot solo home run as starter Chase Sears inside tigersDuring the 5-4 win at UnionSky Park, a camera angle made the veteran outfielder and designated hitter appear to stare Aucklandair raid shelter.
After the game, Canha spoke with MLB Network’s Jon Morosi and made it clear he would not be entering the A’s dugout.
Mark Canha on reaction after home run: “I didn’t look in the dugout. I looked above the dugout, just looking at the fans, trying to get people excited. It’s nothing personal between me and the A’s .” .I want to clarify this. @MLB Network
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) April 5, 2024
Mark Canha: “It’s one of those rare moments… it doesn’t happen very often, absolutely you hit a ball and you know you’ve got every bit of it. For me, I’ve had I haven’t played this good in a while…it’s just a good feeling.” @MLB Network
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) April 5, 2024
Canha spent the first seven years of his MLB career with the A’s and quickly became a fan favorite, Hits .244/.344/.431 Hit 89 home runs and 294 RBIs in 645 games. But when the A’s decided to scrap their roster in 2020 and 2021, Kanha’s contract not renewed.
kanha Finally signed a two-year contract and new york mets Has option for third season.However, just before the 2023 MLB trade deadline, he was traded to milwaukee brewers.
The Brewers traded Canha to the Tigers in November, where he serves as the veteran leader for a young Detroit team trying to reach the MLB playoffs for the first time since 2014.
Kajal, who scored his former team’s best result on Friday, made it clear there was nothing personal about his celebrations.
