Jose Canseco is a former Major League Baseball player born on July 2, 1964, in Havana, Cuba. His birth name is Jose Canseco Capas Jr., and his parents are Jose Canseco Sr. and Barbara Capas Canseco.
Early Life and Career
Canseco made his MLB debut with the Oakland Athletics on September 2, 1985. He was named the American League Rookie of the Year in 1986 and the American League MVP in 1988.
Canseco’s career was marked by several notable achievements, including hitting 462 home runs and helping the Oakland A’s win three straight World Series appearances from 1988 to 1990. He also played for the Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox.
Personal Life and Controversies
Canseco has been married twice, first to Esther Haddad from 1988 to 1992 and then to Jessica Sekely from 1996 to 2000. He has a daughter, Josie, born in 1996, and a twin brother, Ozzie, who also played professional baseball.
Canseco has been involved in several controversies, including arrests for illegal possession of a handgun, aggravated battery, and simple battery. He has also been open about his use of steroids, which he claimed began after his mother’s death when he was 20.
In 2005, Canseco published a book titled ‘Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big,’ in which he claimed to have used steroids with several other players, including Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro.
Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.
