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MLB | Canseco pleads guilty
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:14:07 -0800

The Associated Press reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco pleaded guilty Tuesday, Nov. 4, in federal court to a misdemeanor offense of trying to bring a fertility drug across the border from Mexico. He was sentenced to 12 months' unsupervised probation by U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruben B. Brooks. Canseco pleaded that he had gone to Mexico to obtain a substance to restore his testosterone levels in an attempt to reverse damage done to his body by his steroid use.

MLB | Canseco regrets writing book
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:02:12 -0700

ESPN.com reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco, whose book "Juiced," focused attention on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, said he regrets writing the book and naming the names of alleged steroid users. Canseco said that he never realized that his book would impact and hurt so many people. "If I could meet with Mark McGwire and these players, I definitely would apologize to them," Canseco said, according to the New York Daily News. "They were my friends. I admired them. I respected them."

MLB | Canseco arraigned
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:43:18 -0700

Christian Red, of the New York Daily News, reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco was arraigned Tuesday, Oct. 14, in U.S. District Court in San Diego after being caught attempting to smuggle a female fertility drug across the border from Mexico last week. His next court appearance is Nov. 4.

MLB | Police & Courts: Canseco charged with drug smuggling
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:55:05 -0700

Updating a previous item, The Associated Press reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco was charged in federal court with misdemeanor drug smuggling Tuesday, Oct. 14, for an incident that occurred Thursday, Oct. 9. He is accused of attempting to bring a fertility drug across the border from Mexico. The formal charge was introduction into interstate commerce of a misbranded drug, which brings a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $1,000 fine. Canseco was released on his own recognizance and has a hearing set for Nov. 4.

MLB | Canseco detained at U.S. border
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:54:25 -0700

The Associated Press reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco was held for close to 10 hours by immigration authorities after agents stopped him with a fertility drug as he returned from Mexico. He was detained at San Diego's San Ysidro border crossing Thursday, Oct. 9, while agents searched his car and said they found human chorionic Gonadotropin, which is illegal without a prescription. Canseco has not been charged with a crime.

MLB | Canseco being sued by former lawyer
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:45:06 -0700

The Associated Press reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco is being sued by his former lawyer for not making payments, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Attorney Robert Saunooke said Canseco did not pay him for five years of work, and owes him between $350,000 and $500,000 for representing him in civil and criminal matters, contract negotiations, plane trips and book deals.

MLB | Investigators question Canseco
Tue, 06 May 2008 12:19:18 -0700

The Associated Press reports Greg S. Emerson, the lawyer for former MLB OF Jose Canseco, said federal investigators asked Canseco if he had asked major league players to invest in a movie project, according to The New York Times. Federal investigator Jeff Novitzky asked Canseco if he had sought money from Detroit Tigers OF Magglio Ordonez. Canseco denied seeking money from any players in connection with his two books. Last year it was reported that the agent for Ordonez had informed federal agents that Canseco had asked Ordonez to invest in a movie project in return for Ordonez not being vindicated in Canseco's book 'Vindicated.' In his book, which was published this year, Canseco says he injected Ordonez with steroids and human growth hormone.

MLB | Canseco's home foreclosed
Fri, 02 May 2008 11:16:00 -0700

The Associated Press reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco had his $2.5 million home foreclosed. "I do have a judgment on my home and it to me is very strange because it didn't make financial sense for me to keep paying a mortgage on a home that was basically owned by someone else," Canseco said.

Yankees | Canseco believes A-Rod had affair with his ex-wife
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:39:46 -0700

The New York Post's Brian Costello reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco thinks New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez had an affair with Canseco's ex-wife, Jessica. Canseco wrote in his new book "Vindicated" that Rodriguez was smitten with his then-wife and constantly called her. Canseco has said this is the reason he hates Rodriguez and decided to include him in his new book, including allegations that he introduced the Yankees third baseman to a steroid dealer in the late 1990s. "I believe they had an affair," Canseco said during a book-signing at Bookends in Ridgewood, N.J. "I'm pretty sure of it. I spoke with Alex and he denied it, but the way he denied it, it wasn't reassuring. I spoke to my ex-wife last year about it and I'm not going to say she acknowledged that they did, but she did not say that they did not."

MLB | McNamee selling Clemens items on eBay
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:07:08 -0700

ESPN.com reports former trainer Brian McNamee is selling 50 to 60 pieces of signed Roger Clemens memorabilia through a Boston-area dealer on the internet auction site eBay. "He was going to throw this stuff away," Phil Castinetti of Sportsworld told the New York Daily News. "Because of the hard feelings between him and Clemens, he wanted nothing to do with it." Items signed by New York Yankees SP Andy Pettitte, former OF Jose Canseco and former RP Jason Grimsley

Yankees | Canseco thinks he has A-Rod cornered
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:24:38 -0700

The New York Daily News' Christian Red and Michael O'Keeffe report former MLB OF Jose Canseco thinks he has New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez cornered in the steroid controversy. Canseco says in an exclusive interview at the Omni Berkshire in midtown, that Rodriguez can't do anything about it. If A-Rod threatens to sue Canseco or goes on "60 Minutes" to attack his credibility, Canseco will respond with "Max," the Canadian steroid dealer he claims to have hooked A-Rod up with in the late 1990s. If Canseco is sued or attacked, Max - up to this point simply known as an unidentified steroids supplier - will go public with everything he knows about A-Rod, says Canseco. This is not a war that A-Rod can win, according to Canseco. "I've got the ace in the hole," Canseco says with a laugh. "And he knows it. So there's no way that he's going to fight me. He's trying to make it go away."

Tigers | Ordonez to be named in Canseco's second book
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:52:33 -0700

The Detroit Free-Press reports Detroit Tigers OF Magglio Ordonez will be named as a former steroid user in former MLB OF Jose Canseco's new book: "Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball." Canseco denied previously reported allegations that he offered to leave Ordonez out of his new book if Ordonez would invest $5 million in a documentary Canseco is producing.

MLB | IRS agent to speak with Canseco about Clemens
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:24:14 -0800

The Associated Press reports Jeff Novitzky, an agent with the IRS, is scheduled to interview former MLB OF Jose Canseco to discuss MLB SP Roger Clemens. Novitsky is working with the FBI investigation into the charges of perjury against Clemens.

MLB | Canseco testifies he never saw Clemens use PEDs
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:34:53 -0800

The Associated Press reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco has testified in a sworn affidavit to the House Committee on Oversight and Government that he never witnessed MLB SP Roger Clemens use, possess or ask for steroids or human growth hormone. "I have played on three teams with Roger Clemens and I have no reason to believe that he has ever used steroids, human growth hormone, or any other performance enhancing drugs," Canseco said.

MLB | Clemens' lawyer claims his client did not attend Canseco party
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:23:00 -0800

Rusty Hardin, the attorney for free agent SP Roger Clemens, says his client can prove that he did not attend a June 1998 party at the home of Jose Canseco described by trainer Brian McNamee in the Mitchell Report, according to the Associated Press. McNamee claimed that Clemens first raised the issue of steroids not long after McNamee saw him meeting with Canseco during the party. However, Clemens' side has turned over evidence to U.S. congressional investigators, including an affidavit from Canseco, stating that he wasn't present at Canseco's home that day. "It may be that he wasn't there for the whole time, but he was there at some point," said Richard Emery, one of McNamee's attorneys. "His kids were there, his wife was there, and he was there."

Tigers | Ordonez blamed for blocking Canseco's book's publication
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:32:28 -0800

A.J. Perez, of USA Today, reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco accused Detroit Tigers OF Magglio Ordonez of possibly attempting to block the production of Canseco's second book, "Vindicated," because Ordonez will be named as a steroid user in the book. "When I first met with them, they loved it," Canseco said in reference to the book's first potential publishers, The Penguin Group. "Then out of the blue they decided not publish it. I thought that was strange. I think some pressure came down from either Major League Baseball, Ordonez's people or both." MLB vice president of public relations Rich Levin has already denied these claims, and neither The Penguin Group nor Scott Boras, Ordonez's agent, commented on the accusations.

Tigers | Canseco offered Ordonez opportunity to stay out of book
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:32:58 -0800

Michael Schmidt and Duff Wilson, of The New York Times, are reporting former major league OF Jose Canseco allegedly offered to keep Detroit Tigers OF Magglio Ordonez clear in his next book if Ordonez invested money in a movie project Canseco was promoting, according to a person in baseball with knowledge of the situation. Four people in baseball confirmed that referrals were made from Major League Baseball to the FBI regarding Canseco's actions relating to Ordonez, who was not mentioned in Canseco's earlier book or in any other report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.

MLB | Canseco finds publisher for sequel
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:50:55 -0800

Motoko Rich, of the New York Times, reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco has found a publisher to publish the sequel to his book, Juiced. Simon Spotlight Entertainment, which is an imprint of Simon and Schuster, will announce plans Tuesday, Jan. 22, to publish "Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball" in time for Opening Day of the 2008 season.

MLB | Co-author bails out on Canseco sequel
Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:36:47 -0800

The New York Daily News reports that Jose Canseco's co-author has bailed on the sequel to the 2005 book "Juiced." Don Yaeger, a former Sports Illustrated associate editor who was scheduled to work with Canseco on a new book tentatively called "Vindicated," has opted to sit out. "I'm passing," Yaeger said. "I had a chance to review the Jose Canseco (material) that he provided me. I don't think there's a book there. I don't know what they're going to do. I don't think he's got what he claims to have, certainly doesn't have what he claims to have on A-Rod. There's no meat on the bones."

MLB | Canseco to write sequel to Juiced
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:47:17 -0800

Former MLB OF/DH Jose Canseco will name more names in a sequel to his 2005 steroid memoir "Juiced," in a book with the working title "Vindicated," according to the Associated Press. Canseco's lawyer, Robert Saunooke, told the New York Post and Daily News that "Vindicated" will arrive in bookstores on opening day 2008, and will mention players who were not named in former Sen. George Mitchell's report on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. Canseco attempted to get into the Dec. 13 news conference where the Mitchell Report was released, but was barred by MLB officials who said it was a "media only" event. He later told Fox Business Network, "I saw the list of players, and there are definitely a lot of players missing."

MLB | Grimsley accuses Canseco of steroid use
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:05:09 -0800

The Houston Chronicle reports former major-league P Jason Grimsley accused OF Jose Canseco of steroid use in his affidavit of testimony.

MLB | Canseco named in Mitchell Report
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:06:03 -0800

Former Major League Baseball OF Jose Canseco has been named in the Mitchell Report. Canseco reportedly purchased human growth hormone, testosterone, stanozolol, HCG and 340 syringes in 2004 from Health Watch - an anti-aging clinic in Florida.

MLB | Canseco linked to steroids ring
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:55:27 -0800

ESPN.com reports former major leaguer Jose Canseco has been linked to a steroid distribution ring, according to the Times Union of Albany. Authorities raided a pharmacy in Orlando and investigated another in Mobile, Ala. As a result, four officials from the companies have been arrested. Canseco's name came up as a customer of the Mobile pharmacy. Canseco's attorney told the Associated Press that he believes it is unlikely that Canseco was a client of the pharmacy.

MLB | McGwire, Gwynn, Ripken Jr. headline Hall of Fame ballot
Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:15:59 -0800

The Associated Press reports former St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire, former San Diego Padres OF Tony Gwynn and former Baltimore Orioles SS Cal Ripken Jr. were among 17 first-time candidates listed on the 2007 baseball writers' Hall of Fame ballot. Also getting nominated for the first time were OF Jose Canseco, SP Bret Saberhagen and 3B Ken Caminiti. OF Jim Rice, who was just 53 votes short of being elected last year, heads the 15 holdovers from previous years. The vote totals will be announced Jan. 9, 2007.

MLB | Canseco brothers lose appeal on $1 million judgment
Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:01:45 -0700

Former baseball star Jose Canseco and his twin brother Ozzie lost an appeal of a $1 million judgment, Wednesday, Oct. 4, in a lawsuit filed by two men beaten by the ex-players in a Miami bar in 2001, according to the Associated Press. The brothers had appealed the amount, as well as the kinds of damages, and claimed the trial judge made errors in the case, but those claims were rejected by the 3rd District Court of Appeal judge. Testimony showed that the Cansecos had punched and shoved Alan Cheeks and Christian Presley; the appeals court said the actions came "without any provocation," although the brothers claim the fight began after Presley accosted Jose Canseco's date that night.

MLB | Canseco reportedly gives more names to Mitchell inquiry
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:27:33 -0700

The Associated Press reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco has reportedly shared the names of more players who used steroids with investigators looking into the issue for Major League Baseball. Canseco talked this week to the Mitchell investigation. Rob Saunooke, Canseco's attorney, told the New York Daily News, "Until someone like Jose is part of the investigation as an investigator, they aren't going to get much cooperation." Without providing names, Saunooke told the newspaper that Canseco added to what he had in the book "from a player participation level, but also managers, trainers, administrators, or people who would have known or been appraised of what was going on."

MLB | No validity in Palmeiro scandal rumor?
Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:05:58 -0700

CNNSI's Jon Heyman reports the rumor Jose Canseco started about baseball using 1B Rafael Palmeiro to go against him in the congressional hearing doesn't make sense. Palmeiro failed the test two months after the hearing, and Canseco failed to explain how using Palmeiro benefited baseball.

Independent League | Canseco traded to Long Beach
Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:12:35 -0700

The Associated Press reports that former MLB OF/DH Jose Canseco has been traded from the San Diego Surf Dawgs of the Golden Baseball League, to the Long Beach Armada, in exchange for P Yoankis Turino. Canseco had requested the trade after only playing one game, because his 9-year-old daughter Josie will be spending the rest of the summer living with him, and he didn't want "to drag her around to hotels."

MLB | Canseco claims MLB used Palmeiro against him
Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:24:03 -0700

ESPNews reports Jose Canseco claimed Major League Baseball knew about 1B Rafael Palmeiro's positive drug test before the congressional hearing last March and used Palmeiro, a fellow Cuban, to go up against Canseco. "They're mafia, point blank, they're mafia," Canseco said. "I don't think Major League Baseball is enthused about finding out the truth. There needs to be a major cleanup in Major League Baseball. I think they are treading on very thin ice, and (commissioner) Bud Selig has to be very careful what he's doing because his job is on the line."

Independent League | Canseco signs with San Diego Surf Dawgs
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:06:07 -0700

ESPN.com reports OF Jose Canseco has signed with the San Diego Surf Dawgs of the Independent League to be their designated hitter and, oddly, to pitch. Canseco will be playing for the league maximum of $2,500 per month, and he will debut July 3.

Devil Rays | Gomes one homer away from tying record
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:11:05 -0700

The Associated Press reports Tampa Bay Devil Rays OF Jonny Gomes is one short of tying the team record for most home runs in a month. Jose Canseco (April 1999) and Aubrey Huff (May 2003) each hit 10 in a month, and Gomes has nine.

MLB | Cansecos to Pay $290,000 in Punitives
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:02:32 -0700

The Associated Press reports former OF Jose Canseco must pay $240,000 in punitive damages to two men involved in a 2001 fight. His brother Ozzie Canseco must pay $50,000 in punitive damages. The damages are on top of the $700,000 of compensatory damages awarded yesterday.

MLB | Canseco Brothers Found Liable in Court Case
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 10:33:34 -0700

The Associated Press reports both retired OF Jose Canseco and OF Ozzie Canseco were found liable in a lawsuit Monday, April 25, related to a nightclub dispute in 2001. The pair of men who sued the brothers were awarded $700,000 in compensatory damages and the door was left open for more to be awarded in punitive damages. The jury found Ozzie Canseco to be 90 percent responsible for the incident while Jose Canseco was only found to be 10 percent responsible.

Red Sox | Schilling Attacks Canseco’s Book
Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:58:39 -0800

Boston Red Sox SP Curt Schilling called Jose Canseco's book a disgrace and irresponsible writing in his opening statement during the congressional hearing.

MLB | Steroid Use By McGwire?
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:02:12 -0800

ESPN and The New York Daily News are reporting FBI sources have implicated former Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire for steroid use. The paper said an informant told them a California man named Curtis Wenzlaff injected McGwire on several occassions at a gym in Southern California. A former member of the gym where McGwire and Wenzlaff allegedly worked out together told the paper that he heard the two discuss steroids. Both McGwire and OF Jose Canseco have denied ever meeting Wenzlaff.

Reds | Casey Steamed At Congress
Sat, 12 Mar 2005 00:23:32 -0800

The Cincinnati Post's Marc Lancaster reports Cincinnati Reds 1B Sean Casey believes the current congressional subpoenas on Major League Baseball players is laughable. "I just can't believe it," Casey said. "To me, it's amazing that you can just subpoena a guy because of what Jose Canseco said. I think that's a crock in itself. Stick to the government stuff, you know? Let the union and the commissioner's office handle it instead of subpoenaing guys."

MLB | Canseco Asks for Immunity Before Testifying
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:27:51 -0800

Updating an ongoing story, Howard Fendrich, of the Associated Press, reports retired OF Jose Canseco asked for immunity Thursday, Mar. 10, if he testifies fully before a congressional committee examining the use of steroids in baseball. However, Canseco hasn't been offered any promises, according to a spokesman for the presiding lawmaker. "We've asked for immunity," said Robert Saunooke, an attorney for Canseco. "We hope they give it to us. We're still going to show up even if we have no immunity and offer whatever testimony we can that does not expose Jose to legal liability."

MLB | Congress to Subpoena Players
Wed, 09 Mar 2005 09:42:34 -0800

The Associated Press reports a congressional committee plans to subpoena former OF Jose Canseco, former 1B Mark McGwire, 1B Jason Giambi, SP Curt Schilling, OF Sammy Sosa, 1B Rafael Palmeiro and 1B Frank Thomas to testify on steroids as early as Wednesday.

MLB | Canseco: I'm Willing To Testify
Sat, 05 Mar 2005 01:11:03 -0800

The Associated Press reports former major-league OF Jose Canseco, has no qualms about testifying at a March 17 congressional hearing on steroids in baseball. "We'll be there on the 16th and 17th," Canseco's agent, Doug Ames, said Friday, March 4.

MLB | Death Threat Ends Canseco Signing Tour
Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:04:21 -0800

The Chicago Tribune reports an e-mail death threat submitted through OF Jose Canseco's Web site caused Canseco to end his book-signing tour. Canseco's attorney Robert Saunooke said the FBI is investigating the threat and has identified the sender of the e-mail with help from America Online.

Indians | Gonzalez Denies Canseco Claims
Fri, 25 Feb 2005 02:39:33 -0800

Updating a previous item, The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes reports Cleveland Indians OF Juan Gonzalez addressed the media and emphatically denied retired OF Jose Canseco's allegations Gonzalez used steroids. "It's not true," Gonzalez said. "The only guy who ever put a needle in my body was a doctor when I was sick."

Orioles | Palmeiro Considers Suing Canseco
Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:23:25 -0800

The Associated Press reports Baltimore Orioles 1B Rafael Palmeiro is considering suing former OF Jose Canseco for libel after he said Palmeiro took steroids. "The one thing I can say is I have the best law firm and the best lawyer standing in the wings in Peter Angelos,'' Palmeiro said. "I have options available for me. He stands behind me and he's ready. I will look at all my options and I'll decide.''

Pirates | Grieve Fires Back
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:49:49 -0800

Updating an ongoing story, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Dejan Kovacevic reports Pittsburgh Pirates OF Ben Grieve answered OF Jose Canseco's charges that Grieve should have used steroids to bulk up his body. "At first, I thought it was good," Grieve said. "He wasn't accusing me of anything. He was saying I didn't do steroids, so that kind of made me look good. But then he said something about the A's doing a favor to my dad by drafting me. It made my dad pretty mad. It made me a little ticked off, too. But, you know, Jose is Jose. That's just his opinion. It's just kind of silly, really."

Pirates | Canseco Knocks Grieve
Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:30:02 -0800

The St. Petersburg Times' Mark Topkin reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco ripped Pittsburgh Pirates OF Ben Grieve in his new autobiography. Canseco wrote that Grieve was only drafted as a favor to his father and was a kid who needed to take steroids. He also said Grieve always seemed physically weak"; that he "has a slow bat, no hand speed, no power, nothing"; and that he didn't have the ability to play in the big leagues.

Yankees | A-Rod Shrugs Off Canseco's Insult
Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:53:37 -0800

The Associated Press reports New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez responded to former OF Jose Canseco's claim that A-Rod is "a phony" in his new autobiography. "With my new life and my daughter being born, you realize you only care about the opinions of those who are really in your intimate circle," Rodriguez said. "I don't consider Jose to be in that circle."

Orioles | Saunders Vehemently Denies Canseco Allegations
Mon, 21 Feb 2005 01:13:47 -0800

The Washington Post's Jorge Arangure Jr. reports Baltimore Orioles P Tony Saunders is the latest to refute claims from Jose Canseco that certain players used steroids, angrily accusing Canseco of lying about Saunders using them. "I've said any time, any place, anywhere," Saunders said. "I have no reason to run or hide from anything."

Dodgers | Alvarez Denies Steroid Use
Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:29:08 -0800

The Associated Press reports Los Angeles Dodgers P Wilson Alvarez denied using steroids after OF Jose Canseco accused him of such in his new autobiography. "I never took anything," Alvarez said. "I met [Canseco] in 1999, his first year with the Devil Rays. Two months later, he got surgery on his back. The next year, I had surgery on my arm… so I never had a chance to get to know the guy."

MLB | Canseco owes Thousands in Taxes
Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:23:46 -0800

ESPN.com reports former MLB OF Jose Canseco owes the state of Massachusetts $32,783 in income taxes. The Department of Revenue has placed liens totaling $29,841 on property owned by Canseco.

Red Sox | Greenwell: Give Me My MVP Trophy
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 04:04:19 -0800

The Providence Journal reports former Boston Red Sox OF Mike Greenwell took issue with OF Jose Canseco's claims of steroid abuse, saying Canseco "cheated" his way to the 1988 American League Most Valuable Player award. "I would have never said a word, but now that Jose's admitted he was using steroids during the time he beat me for the MVP, then I have a problem with that because, obviously, I wasn't playing on an even playing field," Greenwell said. "He reaped a lot of rewards and a lot of benefits for being on an illegal drug and probably took something away from me that I never got to feel. So, does it bother me? Absolutely."

MLB | Leagues Warned On Steroids?
Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:39:22 -0800

The New York Daily News reports an FBI agent says federal investigators warned Major League Baseball about 10 years ago that some of its players were using steroids, but baseball executives failed to act on the information. A special agent in Ann Arbor told baseball security chief Kevin Hallinan that Jose Canseco and other players were using illegal anabolic steroids.