Jose Canseco

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José Canseco Capas Jr. (born July 2, 1964) is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter.

He established himself as one of the best power hitters in the game during his time with the Oakland A's.

He received the Rookie of the Year (1986), as well as the Most Valuable Player award (1988), and was a six-time All-Star.

Canseco is a two-time World Series champion with the Oakland A's (1989) and the New York Yankees (2000). Canseco won the Silver Slugger award four times, three as an AL outfielder (1988, 1990, 1991), and once as a designated hitter (1998).

He is ranked 4th in all time in A's history, with 254 home runs and is one of 14 players in MLB history with 400 home runs and 200 stolen bases.

Despite suffering from injuries in the later part of his career, Canseco averaged 40 home runs, 120 RBIs, and 102 runs scored in every 162 games. Canseco's 462 career home runs place him 37th on the MLB all-time list as of 2019.

Canseco was once the top home runs among Latino players, but Manny Ramirez, Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, Carlos Delgado, Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa, and Miguel Cabrera followed him.

In 1991, Cleveland 33 in 1986, Texas 31 in 1994, Toronto 46 in 1998, and Tampa Bay 34 in 1999 (this was later surpassed by Fred McGriff and Gary Sheffield who played for 5 different franchises). Canseco confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs during his playing career, and in 2005, he wrote Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big, in which he said that the overwhelming number of MLB players use steroids.

He competed in boxing and mixed martial arts after being banned from Major League Baseball.

Early life

Canseco was born in Havana, Cuba, and the son of Jose Sr. and Barbara Canseco. Ozzie Canseco, who is also a former major league player, has a twin brother. Jose Sr., the oil and gas company Esso's territory manager as well as a part-time English tutor, lost his job and eventually his home when Fidel Castro took power in 1959. When the twins were just one year old, they were allowed to leave Cuba in 1965 and landed in the Miami area, where Jose Sr. became a territory manager for another oil and gas company, Amoco, and a part-time security guard.

Jose Canseco, a junior at Miami Coral Park High School, where he didn't make the varsity team until his senior year. He was named Most Valuable Player of the junior varsity team and the varsity team the following year. He graduated in 1982.

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Baseball career

In the 15th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft, the Oakland Athletics drafted Canseco. He made his professional baseball debut with the Miami Marlins of the Florida State League and played Minor League Baseball with the Medford A's, Madison Muskies, Idaho Falls A's, Modesto A's, and the Tacoma Tigers. Canseco's tenure with the Class-AA Huntsville Stars began in 1985 and became known as "Parkway Jose" for his long home runs (25 in half a season) that were close to Joe Davis Stadium. Canseco was dubbed "The Natural" by some analysts, who believed he was the best chance since Willie Mays. Canseco was a mash-up of Roberto Clemente, Dale Murphy, and Reggie Jackson, according to Oakland A's hitting coach Bob Watson. Canseco has been dubbed the next Mickey Mantle by some.

Canseco received the Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award in 1985, and the Oakland Athletics received a late "September call-up." In his first at-bat against the Baltimore Orioles on September 2, he made his Major League debut on September 2. On September 7, Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees hit his first home run, and Jeff Russell of the Texas Rangers was his first home run. In 1985, he appeared in 29 games in the major leagues, hitting.302 with 5 home runs and 13 RBIs in 96 at-bats. In seven games, he was voted Player of the Week from September 23 to 29, with a.481 BA (13 for 27), 3 HRs, and 7 RBIs. With 56 putouts, 2 assist, and 1 double play, he played both left and right field in 26 games and made three errors in 61 chances. In his first appearance in center field, he played 3 innings on September 26. Canseco had a.330 batting average, 140 runs batted in, 43 extra base hits, 336 total bases, and a.622 slugging percentage for the entire 1985 season (AA, AAA, and Major League combined), with 41 home runs, 140 runs batted in, 140 runs batted in, 140 runs batted in, 140 runs batted in, and a.622 slugging percentage.

Canseco was the favorite to win the American League's Rookie of the Year Award in 1986 after being named Minor League Baseball Player of the Year and a solid September call-up. He batted either fifth or third in the lineup, and he made his debut as the Athletics' starting left fielder in his first full season. By the All-Star break, he was leading the American League in home runs (23) and runs batted (78) and was chosen as a backup outfielder for the All-Star Game by manager Dick Howser, although he didn't get any playing time in the game. An 0-for-34 batting slump in August kept him from winning the RBI crown, finishing with 117, four fewer than league leader Joe Carter. With 14 errors, he led the league in outfielder mistakes and was third with 175 strikeouts. Despite this, he won the American League Rookie of the Year award, defeating California Angels first baseman Wally Joyner. His 33 home runs (4th in the AL) was his fourth consecutive appearance in the AL), 117 RBIs, 29 doubles, and 15 stolen bases helped him win the American League Rookie of the Year award. He also ranked 20th in the American League MVP ballot.

Mark McGwire, the first baseman on the Athletics, joined Canseco in 1987. Reggie Jackson, Canseco's childhood hero, was also on the A's roster, on that list, who was also on the A's lamgies, who played in his last season. McGwire was named the American League Rookie of the Year in 2009, hitting 49 home runs this year. Canseco and McGwire formed a formidable offensive pair, later referred to as the "Bash Brothers" in English. Canseco's rookie season came after a similar offensive success in 1987. He increased his batting average from.240 to.257 in 1987, his 31 home runs, 113 runs batted in (6th in the AL), and 35 doubles (10th) in 691 at-bats (9th), despite missing only 3 games the entire season. With 157, he was also 5th in the league in strikeouts. Canseco's outfield performance was much higher than his 1986 counterpart. He was playing left field for the entire year, leading off with a.976 fielding average (3rd), 267 putouts (2nd), 12 assists (3rd), and 3 double plays (1st). He made seven errors out of a total of 7, or half of what he made last year. In the MVP poll, he came in 23rd place. Canseco's combination with McGwire yielded 80 home runs and 236 runs batted in, making the young pair's (Canseco was 22 years old and McGwire 23) the most exciting batting pairing in the coming years, drawing comparisons to Mickey Mantle/Roger Maris, Willie Mays/Willie McCovey, and Hank Aaron/Eddie Mathews' "Mega Mantle/Eddie Mathe

Canseco promised to hit at least 40 home runs and steal at least 40 bases in the upcoming season during the 1988 preseason. The Athletics roster featured veteran players with a lot of experience, including former MVPs Dave Parker and Don Baylor, outfielder Dave Henderson, and third baseman Carney Lansford, who both complemented McGwire and Canseco in the middle of the batting order. He was inserted in the number three spot for the remainder of the season after alternating between batting second and third in the lineup for the first ten games of the season. He also went from left to right field. Canseco had a home run against the Seattle Mariners in the first day and had his first stolen base of the season. He hit for a.300 batting average in the first 40 games of the season, with 10 home runs and 15 stolen bases. During a 16-inning match in which Canseco had a 3-for--7 record and 6 runs batted in, his first multi-home run game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium was on July 3 during a 3-for-77 game in which Canseco had a 3-for-72 record and 6 runs batted in. He had 24 home runs (1st in the American League), 22 stolen bases, and 67 RBIs (2nd in the AL). He was voted by fans to the All-Star Game as one of the first outfielders in the lineup, finishing fourth. He played his second and last multi-home run game of the year against the Seattle Mariners on July 31 on a 2 home run. In front of the Oakland crowd, he scored his 40th home run of the year against the Kansas City Royals on September 18. Canseco stole 2 bases against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, his second one since his first bunt of the season, making him the first 40-40 player in Major League history. He was named the American League Player of the Month for September with a.393/.753 slash line, 8 home runs, and 24 RBIs in 24 games for the month. The Oakland Athletics, a well-rounded squad with a strong lineup, great starting and relief pitching, and a solid defense, finished the season with a major league-best 104 victories and thrashed the Boston Red Sox in four games in the ALCS. Canseco had a.313 batting average in 4 games with 3 home runs. In the World Series, the A's met the Los Angeles Dodgers, the leading contender to win the American League MVP award against eventual National League Cy Young Award winner Orel Hershiser. The Dodgers prevailed, defeating the A's in five games. Canseco's first official World Series at-bat in Game 1 was a grand slam in Game 1, his second plate appearance in the series, after being struck by a pitch in the first inning). In 1988, he was unanimously named the Most Valuable Player of the American League (the seventh player to win the award unanimously), with a.307 batting average, 42 home runs, a.569 slugging percentage, and a 14.5 home run per at-bat ratio, making him the seventh player in league history to win the award unanimously), and 347 total bases (2nd). His 40 stolen bases were the fourth most in the league. The following are either tied the game or gave the Athletics the lead during 27 of his 42 home runs of the season. He also received his first Silver Slugger Award. During the year, he was primarily a right fielder, playing in 144 games on defense, making 7 mistakes in 322 attempts, and had 304 putouts for a.978 fielding percentage. He came in third in the league in outfielder assists with 11.

Canseco missed the first 88 games of the regular season in 1989 due to a broken wrist during the preseason. Despite not playing a single game in the first half of the year, he was named one of the American League All-Star team's starting outfielders. Rubén Sierra, a Rangers outfielder, was unable to play because he was injured in the lineup. Canseco returned to action straight after the All-Star break, against the Toronto Blue Jays in his first game of the season. In his first 35 at bats (20 games), he scored 5 home runs, but only 2 in the ensuing 20 games. Canseco played well in his last 30 games of the year, hitting.286 with 10 home runs, 33 hits, and 33 RBIs. In fewer than 65 games played for the entire season, he hit 17 home runs with 57 RBIs, a tempo similar to 40+ home runs and 130+ RBIs, which was unprecedented for him. The Athletics won the AL West and their first World Series since 1974, defeating the San Francisco Giants in four games. Canseco had a good season, batting.323 and scoring 2 home runs, one in the ALCS against the Blue Jays that reached the SkyDome's upper deck. In Game 3, he hit for a.357 average with a home run. A major earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area interrupted the 1989 series well before Game 3.

The Oakland Athletics were expected to return to action as the reigning World Series Champions, and they were hopeful that Canseco would be able to recover from injury during the 1990 season. For the second time in his career, he was named Player of the Month in May, despite scoring.353 in 27 games with 13 home runs and 35 runs batted in. Canseco began having back pains, which would be a regular feature in his career. Despite missing more than 20 games due to injury in the first season, he has since been inducted into the league's highest paid player. Canseco's first grand slam of his career against the Toronto Blue Jays came on May 22. He had appeared in just 64 games before the All-Star break, hitting.258 with 18 home runs (22 behind American League leader Cecil Fielder). Despite a subpar first half, Canseco was selected to begin in the All-Star Game for the third year in a row, this time with the most fan votes in the American League. Ozzie Canseco, Jose's twin brother, made his major league debut on July 18. Both Jose and Ozzie had line drive hits to left field off pitcher Jim Abbott, and left fielder Max Venable had a double out at second base, extending a single in to a double during a double against the California Angels on July 24. Canseco wasn't as effective in the second half as he had hit 15 home runs in 69 games, but not as good as the first half. Canseco played in another 11 games this season, and he was often regarded as a pinch hitter. Despite being fighting with a back injury, he was batting.220, 24 RBIs, and 60 strikeouts in 47 games from August 1 to the end of the regular season. He came in third in the league with 37 home runs, behind Fielder (51) and teammate Mark McGwire (39). He had 101 runs batted in and 19 stolen bases in 131 games. It was the fourth time in 5 years that he had 100+ RBIs. He appeared in 43 games as the designated hitter and only 88 in right field, missing only one error in 189 attempts this year. The Oakland A's won their division with a 103 wins in a league-best 103 wins and were favored to win the World Series. Canseco had a quiet ALCS, hitting.182 (2-for-11) with 5 strikeouts, but the Boston Red Sox were swept away by the A's, who then advanced to their third World Series in a row, this time against the Cincinnati Reds. Both at the plate and in the outfield, with Canseco missing on two key plays in Game 2. He had his first hit of the season in the same game, a 2-run home run against Danny Jackson. Canseco was suspended in Game 4 after going 0 for 4 in Game 3 and 1 for 11 in the series. Canseco's sore back and bruised middle finger were the primary reasons for his suspension, according to boss Tony LaRussa, but LaRussa's request for leaving him out of the lineup, but LaRussa requested Canseco to be suspended due to his poor outfield results and his plate struggles. In Game 4, Canseco was a pinch hitter, but he was grounded out to third in the second out of the inning, down 2 runs to one and facing elimination. The Reds ended the sweep over a heavily favored Oakland team just one batter later. Canseco received his second Silver Slugger Award and finished 12th in the AL MVP poll at the end of the year.

Canseco continued to be active the following year; by the 1991 season's end, he was leading the league with 21 home runs (tied with Cecil Fielder) and had 63 RBIs, but he did not receive All-Star Game considerations, as his own A's skipper Tony LaRussa, who was assisting the AL for the third year in a row, did not select José as a substitute. Instead, fans voted Athletics outfielder Dave Henderson, who had much less offensive numbers than Canseco, and LaRussa picked Kirby Puckett, Joe Carter, and Rubén Sierra as the reserve outfielders. Despite being named by his own coach, Canseco's reign as the league's best in home runs had begun to deteriorate, leading to many to believe that the Canseco-LaRussa relationship was beginning to deteriorate. July was his best month of the season, with 10 home runs in 27 games (1 every 11.1 at-bats) and a.315 batting average. He hit.266 with 44 home runs during his second home run crown (tied with Detroit's Cecil Fielder), 122 RBIs, 26 stolen bases, and a.556 slugging percentage. While finishing fourth in the MVP poll, he led the AL with a home run every 13.0 at bats. He received his third Silver Slugger Award in four years. Canseco's supporters varied over the season's finale; some would boo him, but others showed their love by cheering in games at the Oakland Coliseum. During a home game on September 20 and amid rumors that he was on his way out from Oakland, the fans gave him a standing ovation. Canseco's 42nd home run of the season was tying his career-best against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Athletics also missed the playoffs for the first time in three years in three years, finishing fourth in the AL West for the first time in three years.

Canseco was voted to start his fourth All-Star Game in 5 years in 1992, but he was unable to play due to a sore right shoulder and was swapped with Joe Carter.

Canseco played in more than 120 games between 1989 and 1990, with 20 more in the first half of the 1992 season, with five times hitting 100+ RBIs. In addition, he averaged 40 home runs, 125 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases per every 162 games played; earned AL Rookie of the Year awards, two home run titles, two American League Pennants, and a World Series ring were among the awards on display. In his first seven full Major League seasons, he was chosen to five All-Star Games. He finished in the top four in the American League home run leaderboard four times between 1986 and 1991. Reggie Jackson was his second all-time behind him when the Athletics moved to Oakland in 1968, hitting 231 home runs from 1985 to 1992. His seven career post-season home runs are the all-time franchise record (1901–2021).

The A's traded Rubén Sierra, Jeff Russell, Bobby Witt, and cash to the Texas Rangers on August 31, 1992, in the middle of a game, and though Canseco was in the on-deck circle. Canseco was batting.243 with 22 home runs and 72 RBIs in 97 games, and the A's were leading the American League West Division by 6.5 games at the time of the trade. The Oakland front office was trying to solidify their pitching down the stretch. Sandy Alderson, A's general manager, announced the trade while the Athletics were still playing the Orioles that night. Canseco, the fans, the media, and people from Major League Baseball all surprised, as Canseco was regarded as the best player in baseball at the time but also the most scrutinized. No other player in the major leagues had more home runs (226) from 1986 to the time of the trade. Canseco's Mexican counterparts, Rafael Palmeiro, Juan González, and Iván Rodrez, all from Argentina, joined Latino actors Rafael Palmeiro, Juan González and Iván Rodrez. He got off to a good start with the Rangers, hitting.367 (11-for-30) with 3 home runs and 11 RBIs in his first eight games, but he only had six hits and one home run in his last 43 at-bats, averaging.140. Despite injuries and the Rangers' trade, Canseco still had 26 home runs (9th in the AL) and had 87 runs batted in, playing 115 games in 1992 for both the Athletics and the Rangers. Canseco's 230 home runs from 1986 to 1992 were the most major league players to reach that point.

José was relatively healthy in the 1993 season's first quarter and appeared in all of the games (45 games). Despite being batting for a poor average (.254) in the first 17 games, he had 17 RBIs. He became the first player since Ted Williams in 1947 to reach 750 RBIs in less than 1,000 games played on April 25. Carlos Martnez hit a fly ball against the Cleveland Indians on May 26, 1993, a game that Canseco lost sight of while walking the warning track. For a home run, the ball struck him in the chest and bounced over the wall. The cap was worn on the show, and This Week in Baseball named him as the best blooper of the show's first 21 years in 1998. ESPN analyst Keith Olbermann's collection is on display. Canseco's manager, Kevin Kennedy, begged him to pitch the eighth inning of a runaway loss to the Boston Red Sox on May 29. He injured his arm during his inning-long pitching appearance. He was out of the lineup from May 31 to June 10. He pitched in another 15 games after the Red Sox's season, but he was forced to rest on June 23 due to arm pain, requiring Tommy John surgery and missing the remainder of the season. He finished the 1993 season at.256 with 10 home runs and 46 RBIs in 60 games.

Canseco returned to his old position as a power hitter in 1994, but not in 1994. José was one of the top home runs in the American League during the season, despite his playing solely as a designated hitter. He scored his 250th home run of his career on April 20, making him the 16th player with that total figure before age 30. He batted.559 (19-for-34) from June 3 to the 13th of May, with 8 home runs and 20 runs batted in. He set career-highs for a single game with 5 hits, 8 RBIs, and 3 home runs (tying a career high), including a grand slam against the Seattle Mariners in the last game of that season. Canseco went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in the 4–0 victory over the California Angels during Kenny Rogers' superb game on July 28, when he was 4-for-4. In 111 games, he had 31 home runs (4th in the AL) and 90 RBIs (4th in the AL) and 90 RBIs. He stole 15 bases, posted a.282 batting average, and led the league with 20 GIDP (ground to double-play) and finished second in strikeouts with 114. Canseco was on target to record career records in home runs (45) and runs batted in (130) and runs scored (127) as the players strike got underway on August 12. He was named The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year and finished in 11th place in the AL MVP poll.

Canseco played 193 games for the Texas Rangers, with a batting average of 37 runs per hour during 162 games played), had 151 runs batted in for a.269 batting average and 197 strike outs.

Canseco, who played with the Rangers for a little over two years, was traded to the Boston Red Sox on December 9 for Otis Nixon and Luis Ortiz, where he competed with 1986 AL MVP Roger Clemens and eventual 1995 MVP Mo Vaughn. José suffered with injuries once more during the first half of the year, missing 50 games in the first half of the year. However, he had a.387 batting average (122-for-315) with 21 home runs and 66 RBIs in 79 games from July 1 to the end of the season. He had the longest hitting streak of his career from August 27 to September 15, winning in 17 games (he had a hit in 24 of his last 28 games of the year). José had 24 home runs with a.306 batting average, his highest since 1988. Jesse Orosco's last home run of his career against him was the 300th of his career. The Red Sox won the AL East Division title to advance to the ALDS, making it Canseco's first postseason in five years. In the American League Division Series 3 games to 0, the Cleveland Indians dominated the Red Sox. Canseco was 0-for-3 in Game 2 against pitcher Orel Hershiser, who was on 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Canseco was 0-for-11 lifetime against Hershiser in three postseason matchups dating back to the 1988 World Series. Canseco was the starting right fielder in Game 3 of the American League Division Series after playing the entire 1994 season and just one game in the 1995 season as a designated hitter. 1995 was the last year of his five-year contract with the Athletics. Canseco had the highest annual salary of his career, earning a total of $5.8 million for the 1995 season, according to the Baseball-Reference website.

Canseco's first half to the 1996 season was a success, with 26 home runs at the All-Star break (3rd in the league at that time). He had a.306 BA with 19 homeruns and 44 RBIs in just 39 games between May 18 and June 29. Due to injury, he was forced to miss nearly 50 games on July 25. On September 17, he returned to the lineup, but the remainder of the season saw only 2 home runs. He ended the year with a.289/.489 slash line, 28 home runs, 82 runs batted in, and 22 doubles in 96 games. In 12 games, he was in the outfield. Kevin Kennedy and Canseco, the Red Sox's fired manager, demanded a trade out of Boston during the 1996 season.

Canseco played in only 102 and 96 games in 1995 and 1996, although he was highly popular when he was in the lineup. He averaged 184 hits, 43 home runs, 39 doubles, a.289 batting average, and a slugging percentage of.571 per every 162 games played with the Red Sox, with a.388 batting average and a slugging percentage of.571 per 100 runs.

He was traded to the Oakland Athletics in January 1997 for pitcher John Wasdin. The day after the news of his return to Oakland, the A's front office informed him that ticket sales for the day had been the best in over three years, largely as a result of the Bash Brothers' reunion. Canseco's health was a big part of the season, with more than half of it being an outfielder. By the All-Star break, he had 18 home runs and 57 RBIs, but he suffered from a back injury once more, putting him on the disabled list and missing 15 games in July and August. Canseco returned to action on August 20, but with the Athletics team continuing to concentrate on young talent, and with the Bash Brothers reunion losing its appeal after Mark McGwire's trade to the St. Louis Cardinals at the trade deadline, he missed his season. In Canseco's eyes, he was refused by the front office to prevent him from receiving the minimum plate appearances that would lead to his renewed deal for the following year. He finished the season with a.235 average, the lowest in his career, but with 23 home runs and 74 runs batted in 388 at-bats, he was batting in 388 at-bats. On August 8, his home run against the Red Sox gave him a career high of 254 in an Athletics uniform, making him his fourth all-time behind Reggie Jackson (269), Jimmie Foxx (302), and McGwire (363). Canseco saw a lot more action in the outfield, playing 46 of his 108 games in left or right field after three seasons of being primarily a DH.

Canseco signed a $2.1 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays on February 4, 1998. He continued to play more in the outfield, appearing in 76 games in both left and right field, as well as finishing the season with a.960 fielding average, with 5 errors in 126 attempts. Canseco had a fruitful season on the field this season, with 24 home runs, 21 stolen bases, and 48 RBIs. For the first time in his career, he was given a jersey number other than 33, and he was wearing number 44 for the first week of the season. Canseco went back to number 33 after Ed Sprague was traded to Oakland.) Canseco was told by the Blue Jays to minimize his attempts to steal bases in the second half of the season, causing him to finish one steal shy of his 30th birthday season. He hit home runs 25 and 26, as well as Andy Pettitte's sixth grand slam of his career. He finished the season with 151 games, his best in six years, with a career-high 46 home runs (third in the AL), 29 stolen bases, and 98 runs scored, but with a.237 batting average. With 159 strikeouts, he also led the league in strikeouts. He received his fourth Silver Slugger Award in his career, and his first as a designated hitter. Canseco was surprisingly able to return after the season, with the Blue Jays deciding on a one-year deal worth less than a million dollars for the following season. Canseco turned down the offer and became a free agent on October 22.

Despite reaching a career-high 46 home runs in 1998, Canseco attracted little interest in the free agent market. He signed a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays worth $3.3 million with incentives in 1999. According to Canseco, the deal contained a provision that if he were to be elected to the Hall of Fame, he would be portrayed as a member of the Devil Rays. He was out of the gate swinging, scoring a home run on Opening Day and totaling ten home runs by the end of April. Against Kelvim Escobar of Toronto, he hit home run number 400 of his career on April 14. He made his home run in five games in a row from May 16 to 21, the second-longest streak in Tampa Bay history. In his first 60 games, he hit 25 home runs, batting.306 with a.690 slugging percentage. He was voted DH for the American League by a vote of 60+ homers for the first time in seven years (Tampa Bay's first position player to be named to the All-Star Game). Canseco led the American League with 31 home runs during the first half of the season, and he became the 14th player in MLB history to reach 30+ home runs before the All-Star break. However, he suffered his back days days before the mid-summer classic and missed the game, and Rafael Palmeiro took his place. He also missed the Home Run Derby at Fenway Park in Boston, which was also a chance to meet McGwire. He had back surgery and was expected to miss the remainder of the season. With a remarkable recovery, he returned to life on August 20, less than a month and a half after his back surgery. Canseco was hitting.315 with only 2 home runs, but he had 18 RBIs and 23 hits in his first 20 games back. Despite the fact that he only hit three more home runs in 115 at-bats after his injury, he had a.287 batting average with 26 RBIs and 33 hits in his last 31 games of the year. He had 34 home runs and 95 RBIs with a.276 batting average, and ranked ninth in the league with a.563 slugging percentage.

Despite missing around 350 games since 1990, mainly due to injuries, Canseco had 303 home runs in 1,145 games, placing him eighth in the majors during the 1990s.

Canseco played in the MLB Challenge home run derby in Las Vegas in February 2000, before the start of spring training for the upcoming MLB season. He competed against a field of 12 people, including notable sluggers such as Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Mike Piazza. Canseco prevailed the tournament, defeating Rafael Palmeiro in the final.

Canseco was re-signed by the Devil Rays for the 2000 season on a $3 million contract. To replace Fred McGriff and Canseco in the lineup, the Devil Rays cut third baseman Vinny Castilla and signed Greg Vaughn as a free agent. However, injuries caused the Tampa Bay front office to disband the group shortly after the trade deadline. Canseco's first half of the season was one of the most difficult in his career. He missed 41 of the team's 85 games up to the All-Star break, owing to a foot injury. Canseco's tenure in Tampa Bay came to an end on August 7, when the New York Yankees claimed waivers. Canseco had a slash line of.372/.425 in one and a half seasons with 43 home runs, 33 doubles, 125 runs batted in, and 176 hits in 176 games. Canseco's 440 career home runs were the most for any player signed by the Yankees at the time of the waivers, according to the Yankees. The Yankees' transfer to Glenallen Hill caught several, including Yankees manager Joe Torre, off guard, as the Yankees had other players with similar interests at the time, including Dave Justice and Glenallen Hill. Brian Cashman, the Yankees' general manager, denied a bid to keep the Athletics, Red Sox, and Blue Jays, who were in a close match with the Yankees, from purchasing Canseco.

Canseco went 2-for-2 with a walk, a home run, two sacrifice flies, and 3 RBIs during his first game in the Yankees' starting lineup on August 10, batting fourth as the DH. In 37 games for the Yankees, he batting.243, outfielder, and pinch hitter. In 329 at-bats, he had 15 home runs and 49 RBIs. The Yankees won the AL East, but Canseco was not on the team's roster for the Division Series or the ALCS. However, he was not drafted on the final roster for the World Series against the New York Mets. Manager Joe Torre noticed that no right-handed pitcher was warming up in the Mets bullpen, and with pitcher David Cone next to bat, Torre sent Canseco to the plate to face left-handed Glendon Rusch as a pinch hitter (his first World Series appearance was also as a pinch hitter in Game 4 of the 1990 World Series, ten years ago). Canseco had played in 24 days, but they had to call a match to say that they had lost. Canseco's second World Series ring was defeated by the Yankees after the series 4 games to 1. Due to a lack of playing time, Canseco referred to his Yankees tenure as "the worst time of [his] life." Roger Clemens' teammate, his brief stint with the Yankees, was the third time he appeared in the media since the steroid scandal, the Mitchell Report, and Canseco's notorious pool party two years ago when both played with the Blue Jays were magnified. In November, the Yankees turned down Canseco's $5 million bid and Canseco's $500,000 buyout, with Canseco becoming a free agent.

The Anaheim Angels announced Canseco to a lucrative contract largely based on plate appearances on January 16, 2001. The Angels cut Canseco after only 39 spring training at-bats in which he reached.231 and no home runs. With whom he shared at-bats for the Yankees the year before, he lost the Anaheim DH spot to Glenallen Hill. (Hill was released by the Angels in June after hitting.136 with a single home run in 16 games for the 2001 season, his last in the majors). Canseco and his twin brother Ozzie Canseco played with the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League for half the season before joining the Chicago White Sox on June 21. He went 1-for-5 with a double as the DH in his first game back in the majors since the 2000 World Series, finishing fifth in the lineup. In his second game of the season, he had 3 RBIs. He made his first home run against the Minnesota Twins on June 26. He had two homer games this season, one on July 8 and another on August 1. He ended the season with 76 games, hitting 16 home runs and 49 RBIs in just 256 at-bats, averaging of 30+ home runs and 100+ RBIs, with a rate of 260 at-bats. His last home run of the season was his 462nd for his career, defeating the New York Yankees' Mike Mussina, putting Canseco just 38 home runs away from achieving the 500-home run milestone at the age of 37.

Canseco, the Montreal Expos, were signed to a minor league deal in 2002, which was at the time owned by Major League Baseball and had Omar Minaya as general manager and Frank Robinson as manager. Despite playing in only 13 outfield appearances in the previous three years, he was supposed to be the Expos' left fielder and the designated hitter during inter-league play, and it would have been Canseco's first time playing for a National League team. With 3 home runs (tied for the team lead) and 5 RBIs, he played 14 preseason games, batting.200 (tied for the team lead). However, he was later released before the regular season started, this time four days before Opening Day. Canseco was invited to join the Expos as part of their Triple-A team, but the Expos declined, but he turned down the bid. With Opening Day scheduled for March 31, Canseco did not find a team looking for a DH and signed a minor league deal with the Charlotte Knights, where he hit.172 with 5 home runs in 18 minor league games. Canseco officially announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on May 13, 2002, leaving only 38 home runs short of 500 for his career.

At 39 years old, he made a brief comeback in 2004 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but not for a roster or one of their minor league affiliates, nor did he have any of the team's minor league affiliates.

Canseco had agreed to a one-year deal to play with the San Diego Surf Dawgs, according to the team's independent Golden Baseball League on June 29, 2006. Canseco has agreed to be subjected to its drug-testing policy, which immediately prohibits players from using steroids or illegal drugs." Canseco was sent to the Long Beach Armada after playing just one game for the Surf Dawgs. Due to "family obligations," he requested the job. Canseco defeated the Golden Baseball League's Home Run Derby on July 31, 2006.

Canseco signed a short-term contract with the Lavington Broncos of the United Baseball League on August 14, 2010. He played as both a bench coach and designated hitter.

Canseco agreed to play as a player/manager for the Yuma Scorpions of the North American League on April 11, 2011. He played 64 out of 88 games and batted.258 with 8 home runs and 46 RBIs, finishing with a score of 61 out of 68 out of 88 games. Tony Phillips, 52, was not the team's oldest player: he was active in 12 games, mainly as a designated hitter, and he was mostly as a third baseman. Canseco joined the Quintana Roo Tigres of the Mexican League in 2012, but was barred from using testosterone.

The Worcester Tornadoes of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball announced on April 20, 2012, that they had signed Canseco to a one-year deal with a salary of one thousand dollars per month. Canseco left the Tornadoes in August 2012 due to fears of not receiving his salary, a rift that led him to him leaving the team early. Canseco was quickly signed by the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings of the North American League. However, his debut was postponed due to a family emergency.

Canseco was a 3-for-16 batter at the Texas Winter League in early 2013, but only at the plate. He joined the Fort Worth Cats of the United States in the 2013 season, the first year in the United States.

Canseco had brief playing stints in the Pacific Association in 2015, 2016, and 2017, mainly with the Pittsburg Diamonds. Despite the fact that Canseco has not played for major league baseball since 2001, he has competed for numerous minor-league clubs, most recently in 2018 with the Normal CornBelters of the Independent Frontier League, aged 53 years old. He has typically played just a few games per season, but in 2011, he appeared in 64 of the Yuma Scorpions of the North American League, out of 88 games. Canseco played 30 seasons of professional baseball from 1982 to 2018.

Canseco appeared in just a few games with the Valley Rays in the Pacific Coast Baseball League in Los Angeles in March 2011.

Canseco made an appearance in the 35+ MSBL Las Vegas Open National Tournament in May 2016.

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