“All the players that are in the hall of fame who used Steroids should somehow get together and try to get the other players in who used steroids into the hall of fame..of course that takes courage” – Jose Canseco
He played for a few different American League teams throughout his career (Rangers, Devil Rays, Red Sox, Yankees, White Sox, and the Blue Jays).
“I knew right then and there I was being colluded against” – Jose Canseco
Canseco recalled when he believed he was being forced out of the MLB in a 2021 interview with Vlad TV. The now-58-year-old thought that his background with steroids was a significant factor in why teams turned elsewhere. He said:
“Gordon Ash [former Toronto Blue Jays GM] call me He says, ‘Jose, we want to tender you an offer. We want to pay you a million dollars, and you better take it because nobody else is going to offer you a penny more.’ The phone fell out of my hand. I knew right then and there I was being colluded against.”
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In 2002, Canseco formally announced his retirement from the MLB.