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Jose Canseco
Cuban baseball player (born )
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Canseco and the second or maternal family name is Capas.
Baseball player
| Jose Canseco | |
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Canseco in | |
| Outfielder / Designated hitter | |
| Born: () July 2, (age&#;60) Havana, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| September 2,&#;,&#;for the&#;Oakland Athletics | |
| October 6,&#;,&#;for the&#;Chicago White Sox | |
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| Home runs | |
| Runs batted in | 1, |
| Stats at Baseball Reference&#; | |
José Canseco Capas Jr. (born July 2, )[1] is a Cuban-American former professional baseballoutfielder and designated hitter who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). During his time with the Oakland Athletics, he established han själv as one of the premier power hitters in the game. He won the Rookie of the Year (), and Most Valuable Player award (), and was a six-time All-Star. Canseco is a two-time World Series champion wit
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Jose Canseco was born in Havana, Cuba. Jose came to the United States at a very young age. Canseco grew up playing baseball in Miami, and by his senior year of high school, the Oakland Athletics already had their eye on him. They drafted him in However, he did not play is first full season until (12). Jose’s entry into the league created a heightened interest in baseball when he teamed up with Mark McGuire and became a part of the "Bash Brothers," duo known for hitting homeruns. In , he became the first player to hit 40 homeruns and steal 40 bases in one season. He received a unanimous vote for the most valuable player award that same year(13). The following season, Canseco led his team to its first World Series in over a decade. He gained most of his fame in his first few years and retired in
In , Jose’s book, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big, was published. The book provided information about the exte
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Born:
Height: 6&#;4&#;
Weight: lbs
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Position: Right Field
Team: Way too many to list
Career Highlights
- Drafted in the 15th round by the Oakland Athletics.
- Minor league player of the year, went from AA Huntsville to Oakland. Batted with 36 HR and RBI in games in AA and AAA Tacoma. Hit first major league HR on September 9 off Texas.
- Rookie of the year with 33 HR (4th), RBI (2nd), and 63 extra Base Hits (9th).
- Sixth in AL in RBI with and was 2nd in the league in GWRBI (17). Second on the A&#;s (next to McGwire) in HR with 31 and improved his Avg from to Finished with 35 doubles (10th).
- First unanimous MVP since Reggie Jackson in Became the first player in major league history to hit 40 HR (42) and steal 40 bases (40) in the same season. Led the majors in HR, RBI (), and Slg Pct (). Led the AL in extra Base hits (76) and was 2nd in Runs () and TB (), 4th in SB, 6th in Hits () and On Base Pct (), and 9th in Avg (), up 50 points from Of