Brewers acquire right-handed pitcher Blake Holub from Detroit

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-handed pitcher Blake Holub (HA-lub) from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for outfielder/first baseman Mark Canha. The announcement was made by Senior Vice President and General Manager Matt Arnold.

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Holub, who turned 25 on Oct. 23, was selected by Detroit in the 15th round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft out of St. Edward's University in Austin, TX. Last season, his second in professional baseball, he went 6-4 with a 3.03 ERA and 8 saves in 48 relief appearances between Class-A West Michigan (18g) and Double-A Erie (30g), holding opponents to a .226 batting average with 76 strikeouts in 65.1 innings pitched while posting a 1.07 WHIP.

Canha, who turns 35 on Feb. 15, had a club option for 2024. He appeared in 50 games with Milwaukee in 2023 after being acquired with cash from the New York Mets on July 31 in exchange for right-handed pitcher Justin Jarvis. Canha batted .287 (51-for-178) with 5 HR and 33 RBI as a Brewer and made 47 starts with the team (17g at DH, 14g in LF, 12g in RF and 4g at 1B). He is a career .250 hitter with 113 HR and 417 RBI in 924 games in the Major Leagues with Oakland (2015-21), New York-NL (2022-23) and Milwaukee (2023).