November 4, 2008 Jose Canseco plead guilty to drug smuggling charges, according to the Associated Press. He was sentenced to 12 months of unsupervised probation.
October 12, 2008 Jose Canseco was held for nearly 10 hours by immigration authorities after agents said they stopped him as he attempted to bring a fertility drug from Mexico, according to the Detroit News. Canseco was detained at San Diego's San Ysidro border crossing Thursday after agents searched his vehicle and said they found human chorionic gonadotropin, which is illegal without a prescription.
June 29, 2006 Jose Canseco returned to baseball Thursday when he agreed to a contract with the independent San Diego Surf Dawgs, according to the AP. He will make his Surf Dawgs debut Monday night on the road against the Chico Outlaws. The news release announcing the deal said Canseco will be the DH "and will showcase his knuckleball as a member of the team's pitching staff." He last played in the majors in 2001 with the White Sox.
March 3, 2004 The Dodgers informed Jose Canseco yesterday that they weren\'t interested in his services, according to the LA Times. He worked out for the team on Monday.
February 24, 2004 Jose Canseco will attend an open tryout with the Dodgers on March 1, according to the AP. Canseco, who will be 40 years old in July, has 462 career home runs.
