Jose Canseco, at 48, and known for going on some undecipherable twitter rants, has left the Worcester Tornadoes of the Can-Am League and signed with the independent Rio Grande WhiteWings of the North American League. The Valley Morning Star reports that Canseco, still a member of the Tornadoes, will make his debut in the coming days. Canseco played 20 games for the Tornadoes putting up numbers you would expect for a 48-year-old: 194 BA, one home run, seven RBI and 24 strikeouts in 84 at-bats. But the fact that his former club had no idea that he left the team leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. The Worcester Telegram spoke with Tornadoes’ owner Rich Breighner who says he was shocked when he heard the news; “It was shocking to me,” said Breighner, who learned of Canseco signing with Rio Grande from Worcester general manger Jorg Bassiacos via text message at 9 last night, several hours after news of his arrival in Rio Grande was the talk of social media. I’m sure Ca...
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Canseco signs with independent team
Jose Canseco has signed with the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings of the North American Baseball League on Friday, and is expected to play Saturday night against McAllen.
The 48-year-old Canseco hit 462 home runs in 18 seasons in the majors and was the 1988 AL MVP. He later admitted using performance-enhancing drugs.
Earlier this season, Canseco played in 20 games for the Worcester...
Jose Canseco signs with Rio Grande Valley
Jose Canseco has signed with the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings of the North American Baseball League on Friday, and is expected to play Saturday night against McAllen.
The 48-year-old Canseco hit 462 home runs in 18 seasons in the majors and was the 1988 AL MVP. He later admitted using performance-enhancing drugs.
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