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Jose Canseco
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Canseco and Mark McGwire were known as the Bash Brothers, and their signature move was the forearm bash.
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Jose Canseco was the first player in MLB history to hit 30 or more home runs for four different teams.
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Jose Canseco claimed that 85% of active Major League Baseball players were using steroids.
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Jose Canseco has an identical twin brother named Osvaldo (Ozzie).
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Jose Canseco earned $45,080,000 in salary over the course of his major league career.
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On November 25, 1986, Jose Canseco won the AL Rookie of the Year Award, becoming the first A's player to do so since Harry Byrd in 1952.
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On November 16, 1988, Jose Canseco became the first unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson in 1973.
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On August 7, 2000, the New York Yankees acquired Jose Canseco from the Devil Rays. The move, which surprised even manager Joe Torre, was likely designed to keep the high-priced slugger away from AL East rivals.
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On June 27, 1990, Jose Canseco signed the most lucrative contract in baseball history to that point, a five-year, $23.5 million deal.
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Jose Canseco was sent to jail after violating his probation for his role in an incident at a Miami Beach club on October 31, 2001. Judge Leonard E. Glick issued an order for his arrest after learning that Canseco had failed to begin anger management classes and community service and had left Florida for more than 30 days, a condition of his three-year probation. Canseco's twin brother Ozzie, who was involved in the incident, complied with the terms of his probation. (February 18, 2003).
- #011
On February 4, 1998, Jose Canseco signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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On January 27, 1997, the Red Sox traded Jose Canseco and cash to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitcher John Wasdin.
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On December 9, 1994, the Boston Red Sox acquired Jose Canseco from the Rangers in exchange for outfielder Otis Nixon and third baseman Luis Ortiz.
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On February 13, 1992, following an argument, Jose Canseco rammed his ex-wife Esther's car, causing $10,000 in damage.
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On August 31, 1992, the A's traded Jose Canseco to the Texas Rangers in exchange for outfielder Ruben Sierra, pitcher Jeff Russell and Bobby Witt.
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In 2002, Jose Canseco reached several milestones. He signed a minor league deal with the Montreal Expos, the first team he played for in the National League. He was to be an outfielder/first baseman on Frank Robinson's team but left after realizing he would not be an everyday player. He then signed a minor league contract with the White Sox and was sent to Triple-A Charlotte. The Charlotte Knights' first game with Canseco was on April 27. Attendance in Charlotte increased by more than 50% while Canseco was with the Knights. He had five home runs before retiring on May 13.
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Jose Canseco attended Coral Park High School in Miami, Florida.
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Jose Canseco is the father of Josie Marie Canseco and the ex-husband of Jessica Canseco.
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Jose Canseco finished fourth in the voting for the 1991 American League MVP.
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Jose Canseco was a member of the 1992 American League West champion Oakland Athletics, the 1994 American League West champion Texas Rangers, the 1995 American League East champion Boston Red Sox, the 1988 and 1990 American League champion Oakland Athletics, the 1989 World Series champion Oakland Athletics, and the 2000 World Series champion New York Yankees.
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Jose Canseco was named to Baseball Digest's 1986 Rookie All-Star Team.
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Jose Canseco was called up to the major leagues on September 2, 1985.
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On December 9, 1998, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Jose Canseco.
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In 1998, Jose Canseco pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge for striking his wife, Jessica Canseco.
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In an open tryout with the Los Angeles Dodgers at their Vero Beach training facility in Florida, Jose Canseco had two singles in six at-bats, with a walk and two strikeouts, in an intrasquad game. Days earlier, the Dodgers had told Canseco, who was attempting a comeback, that there was a 99% chance the team would not sign him (March 1, 2004).
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Jose Canseco was hired as manager by the Yuma (AZ) Scorpions of the independent North American League. Canseco and his twin brother Ozzie will also play for the team.
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Jose Canseco signed with the Laredo Broncos of the United Baseball League. Canseco will serve as the team's coach, designated hitter and pitcher.
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On May 29, 1993, Jose Canseco pitched the eighth inning of the Rangers' 15-1 loss to the Red Sox in Boston. He allowed three earned runs on three walks and two singles before retiring the side.
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