Jose Canseco

- Full name: Jose Canseco y Capas, Jr
- Born: July 2, 1946
- Birth place: Havana, Cuba
- Was married to: Esther Haddad and Jessica Sekely
- Sekely and Canseco have one daughter, Josiphene
- Six-time All-Star
- 1986: A.L. Rookie of the Year
- 1988: American League Most Valuable Player
- First player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a single seasonBaseball Almanac: 40 / 40 Club
- Release a 2008 book with title of VindicatedABC News: Excerpt: 'Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball'

Former Major League baseball player Jose Canseco spent his most successful years with the Oakland Athletics, but played for six other teams during his 17-season career. In 2005, he admitted using steroids, and claimed to have administered them to several of his teammates.CBS News: Steroid-User Canseco Names Names
On June 18, 2009, Canseco announced his intent to file a class-action lawsuit against MLB and the MLB Players' Association claiming they kicked him out of the game because he went public with steroid use. He stated that he plans to include Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro in the suit, which will sue for lost wages and defamation of character.http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/11865466
MMA Career

Canseco made his Mixed Martial Arts debut on May 26, 2009. He lasted 77 seconds in his first match before he was defeated by South Korean super heavyweight Hong Man Choi.ESPN.com: Canseco Beaten in MMA Debut
Jose Canseco: The Last Shot

During an A&E documentary aired in October of 2008, entitled Jose Canseco: The Last Shot, Canseco made the statement that he regrets writing the tell-all book Juiced. In the program, he states that he regrets hurting his former teammates and that during the time that he wrote the book, he wanted revenge since he felt he was forced out of the game by Major League Baseball. He went on to state, "If I could meet with Mark McGwire and these players, I definitely would apologize to them. They were my friends. I admired them. I respected them."ESPN.com: Canseco regrets naming names
Playing Career

Born in Communist Cuba in 1964, his family emigrated to the United States when Canseco was an infant. While in high school and in the minors, Canseco became known for the tape-measure home runs he would hit. During his first full season with the Oakland Athletics in 1986, Canseco clubbed 33 homers and drove in 117, earning him American League Rookie of the Year honors.The Baseball Page: Jose Canseco Two years later, Canseco snagged the American League Most Valuable Player Award. Between 1988 and 1990, Canseco helped lead the A's to three-straight World Series and a World Championship in 1989. Between 1993 and his retirement after the 2001 season, Canseco played for the Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox.
Steroids Controversy

In 2005, in the midst of the Barry Bonds steroids scandal, Canseco wrote a purported tell-all book entitled Juiced, in which he admitted using steroids and claimed to have injected several former teammates with the performance enhancing drug, including Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi and Rafael Palmiero. In 2008, he announced the imminent publication of another book, Vindicated, in which he would name more names that were not mentioned in the Mitchell Report.CBS News: Steroid-User Canseco Names Names
Conseco Madonna Allegations

Canseco alleges that in 1991, Madonna tried to persuade him into marrying her in order for her to have another Cuban child.US Magazine: Jose Canseco: Singer Madonna Begged Me to Impregnate Her (July 10, 2008) In an interview with US Magazine, Canseco revealed details of his relationship with her. Canseco also wrote about their relationship in his 2008 book, Vindicated.Los Angeles Times: Madonna chased Jose Canseco before Alex Rodriguez?
Canseco also expressed his disapproval of his ex Madonna's relationship with 22-year-old Brazilian model Jesus Luz. Canseco said to Us Magazine at the 7th Annual World Poker Tour Invitational on February 28, 2009, "Oh, my God! Doesn't she realize she is 60-years old? Come on!"Us Magazine: Jose Canseco Slams Madonna... (March 2, 2009)