Baseball, Drugs, and NAFTA

Jose Canseco is one of baseball’s most colorful, talented, flamboyant, and troubled athletes. Originally from Havana, Cuba, Canseco was at one time the leading Latin home-run hitter, with 462 dingers.

He is most notorious for his steroid use and tell-all book, Juiced, Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big. Canseco’s passion for the spotlight is matched by his love of playing baseball, i.e. his unwillingness to retire as a player. Since stepping down from the big leagues Canseco continued to play in the minors for teams ranging from the San Diego Surf Dawgs to the Worcester Tornadoes.

On February 15, 2012, the Daily Camera included a blurb quoting Brad Dixon of the Omaha World-Herald. He made the following comments about Canseco’s plans for the 2012 season as a 48 year-old player. Dixon stated, “Jose Canseco announced he’s making a comeback and joining a baseball team in Mexico. Mexican officials reacted by calling for an end to NAFTA.”

Wikipedia reports that Canseco actually joined the Quintana Roo Tigres, but was later banned for reported use of testosterone. The online resource did not mention whether Mexican officials were successful in repealing NAFTA.
 

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