{"id":8064,"date":"2026-07-16T23:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8064"},"modified":"2026-07-16T23:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:18:15","slug":"mark-canha-trending-toward-retirement-after-food-network-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8064","title":{"rendered":"Mark Canha &#8216;trending toward&#8217; retirement after Food Network spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ic-cdn.flipboard.com\/thebiglead.com\/a041a747020ecebe6315e94aa1a353ff0ea2d29c\/_xlarge.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark Canha\u2019s recent appearance on the reality show \u201c100 Cooks,\u201d a bakeoff show on the Food Network, wasn\u2019t the official end of his baseball career. He was, after all, identified by the show as a \u201cprofessional baseball player.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eleven months after his last game with the Kansas City Royals, however, Canha admits he\u2019s close to calling it a career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCanha was released by the Rangers at the conclusion of spring training, but he isn\u2019t quite ready to give up on his pro baseball career,\u201d Jaylon Thompson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/article316521549.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">reported July 15<\/a> in the <em>Kansas City Star.<\/em> \u201cHe is trending toward retirement but will listen if a team calls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/mike-tyson-might-not-know-who-dodgers-star-shohei-ohtani-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Tyson might not know who Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canha, 37, appeared in 11 MLB seasons with the Oakland A\u2019s (2015-21), New York Mets (2022-23), Milwaukee Brewers (2023), Detroit Tigers (2024), San Francisco Giants (2024) and Kansas City Royals (2025). <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, he was released at midseason after accruing a .212\/.272\/.265 slash line and -1.0 bWAR in 46 games with Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, Canha slashed .248\/.346\/.409 (111 OPS+) with 121 home runs, 465 RBIs and 50 stolen bases in 1,095 MLB games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/reviews-of-netflixs-home-run-derby-telecast-are-one-sided\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reviews of Netflix\u2019s Home Run Derby telecast are one-sided<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canha\u2019s culinary career isn\u2019t exactly taking off. He was eliminated by hosts Terry Crews and and judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni after one round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was something that seemed, to me, like a simple idea,\u201d Canha <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/article316521549.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">told Thompson<\/a>. \u201cBut not being an experienced baker, I think in retrospect, with my lack of experience, I didn\u2019t even know that like that was probably a little too ambitious of a thing to take on, given the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canha said the episode, which aired June 21, was filmed in January in Burbank, California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/father-of-blue-jays-pitcher-dies-while-visiting-family-on-teams-road-trip\/\">Father of Blue Jays pitcher dies while visiting family on team\u2019s road trip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired or not, it\u2019s understandable why the network chose Canha for the episode. He runs an Instagram account, @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bigleaguefoodie\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">bigleaguefoodie<\/a>, that is essentially an endless stream of food porn from kitchens around the world. The account has more than 75,000 followers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not many have made the seamless transition from baseball player to food influencer. 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