Jose Canseco
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Jose Canseco Capas (Jr.)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 240 lb.
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[edit] Biographical Information
Jose Canseco was a huge star during his best years, an often-injured slugger in the middle of his career, and the prime symbol of the steroid era later on when he admitted using steroids. A six-time All Star, he was the 1986 American League Rookie of the Year and the 1988 American League MVP. He played for the Oakland Athletics with teammate Mark McGwire and under manager Tony LaRussa for the first half of his career, and then became a journeyman slugger in the second half of his career.
In spite of all the negative publicity about him, six sportswriters voted for him in the 2007 Hall of Fame voting. He will be dropped from the ballot in future years.
- Became first member of the 40-40 club in 1988.
- Cast member of the Surreal Life
- Twin brother of Ozzie Canseco
- Appeared in The Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat".
- Author of the 2005 book Juiced where he admits using steroids and outs teammates that used them with him.
- In 1988, he was the first player since Mike Schmidt in 1981 to bat .300 or better and lead the league in home runs and RBI.
[edit] Quotes
- "I've never seen anybody quite like him. He leaves you in awe."-Walt Weiss
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 1985 The Sporting News & Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year, Huntsville Stars, Southern League & Tacoma Tigers, Pacific Coast League
- 1985 MVP Southern League, Huntsville Stars
- 1986 AL Rookie of the Year Award
- 1986 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- 6-time AL All-Star (1986, 1988-1990, 1992 & 1999)
- AL MVP (1988)
- 4-time AL Silver Slugger Award Winner (1988/OF, 1990/OF, 1991/OF & 1998/DH)
- 1994 AL Comeback Player of the Year Award
- AL Slugging Percentage Leader (1988)
- 2-time AL Home Runs Leader (1988 & 1991)
- AL RBI Leader (1988)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 12 (1986-1988, 1990-1992 & 1994-1999)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 8 (1986-1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1998 & 1999)
- 40-Home Run Seasons: 3 (1988, 1991 & 1998)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 6 (1986-1988, 1990, 1991 & 1998)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 2 (1988 & 1991)
- Won two World Series with the Oakland Athletics (1989) and the New York Yankees (2000)
| AL MVP | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| George Bell | Jose Canseco | Robin Yount |
| AL Rookie of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
| Ozzie Guillen | Jose Canseco | Mark McGwire |
[edit] Further Reading
- Jose Canseco: Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big, William Morrow, Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NY, 2005.
