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Nicknamed "The Chemist" by other players, for his knowledge and advocacy of performance-enhancing drugs. Seems to still believe that steroids were good for baseball, bringing more fans to the park to watch hyperhuman stars belt home runs in record-setting numbers. "Is it cheating," Canseco asks in his book, "to do what everyone wants you to do?"<p><b>Father:</b> Jose Canseco y Capas, Sr.<br><b>Mother:</b> Barbara (d. 1984)<br><b>Brother:</b> Osvaldo ("Ozzie", identical twin, MLB baseball player)<br><b>Wife:</b> Jessica Sekely (Hooters waitress, m. Aug-1996, div. 2000, one daughter)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Josie Marie (b. Nov-1996)<br><b>Wife:</b> Esther Haddad (m. 5-Nov-1988, div. 1991)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/480/000023411/">Madonna</a> (ex)<br><p> High School: Miami Coral Park Senior High School, Miami, FL<br><p> Endorsement of <a href="/company/028/000051872/">American Express</a> <br> <a href="/honors/136/000085878/">AL Rookie of the Year</a> 1986<br> <a href="/honors/903/000166405/">American League MVP</a> 1988<br> <a href="/event/178/000089908/">House Arrest</a> <br> <a href="/event/229/000118872/">Shot: Self-Inflicted</a> (28-Oct-2014)<br> <a href="/event/297/000113955/">Surgery</a> to re-attach finger after shooting accident (28-Oct-2014)<br> <a href="/crime/431/000050281/">Unlawful Possession of a Firearm</a> 1989<br> <a href="/crime/344/000043215/">Assault</a> 1992<br> <a href="/crime/296/000043167/">Domestic Violence</a> pled guilty 1988<br> <a href="/crime/296/000043167/">Domestic Violence</a> 1997, pled guilty<br> <a href="/crime/307/000043178/">Battery</a> Florida 2001<br> <a href="/crime/430/000050280/">Violating Probation</a> 23-Jun-2003<br> <a href="/crime/374/000050224/">Failure to Appear</a> Mar-2003<br> <a href="/event/993/000159516/">Polygraphed</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/741/000070531/">Performance-Enhancing Drugs</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY</font><br> <a href="/sports/646/000085391/">Chicago White Sox</a> (2001)<br> <a href="/sports/653/000085398/">New York Yankees</a> (2000)<br> <a href="/sports/656/000085401/">Tampa Bay Rays</a> (1999-2000)<br> <a href="/sports/658/000085403/">Toronto Blue Jays</a> (1998)<br> <a href="/sports/654/000085399/">Oakland Athletics</a> (1997)<br> <a href="/sports/645/000085390/">Boston Red Sox</a> (1995-96)<br> <a href="/sports/657/000085402/">Texas Rangers</a> (1992-94)<br> <a href="/sports/654/000085399/">Oakland Athletics</a> (1985-92)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/709/000044577/">The Surreal Life</a> Himself<br> <a href="/tv/794/000096506/">The Apprentice</a> Contestant (2011)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/660/000132264/">Mail Order Wife (15-May-2004)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.josecanseco.com/" target=_blank>http://www.josecanseco.com/</a><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big</i> (<tt>2005</tt>, memoir)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=26471"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=26471">Jose Canseco</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=26471" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>