A stellar career and huge number fans during the late 1980’s and all of 1990’s, Jose Conseco is remembered by many MLB fans as one of the hard hitting ‘Bash Brothers’ alongside Mark McGwire. He is a Cuban-American twin brother to Ozzie Conseco who became wildly popular in his heydays with MLB and later admitted to using steroids to enhance his performance in his infamous book Juiced. After retiring from baseball, he tried a sting with MMA and boxing as well.
Career and achievements
Well known for his steals and home runs, Jose came to the baseball world via the minor league. Starting with the Idaho Falls A’s Jose played in the outfield. Also, there were other teams he represented like Madison Muskies, the Modesto A’s, and the Medford A’s. Later in 1985, playing for the Huntsville Stars, Jose earned the nickname Parkway Jose which was due to his long home runs that went nearly to Memorial Parkway behind Joe Davis Stadium. The very same year he was selected as the Baseball America Minor league player of the year and then MLB came along when Oakland Athletics drafted him.
In 1986, Conseco got his first full season and made it count by being named the Rookie of the year with amazing stats. Next year McGwire can into Athletics and starting hitting home run with similar ease like Jose, getting them the moniker Bash Brothers. Then on Jose went to play with many established names like Texas Rangers, Red Sox, Yankees, Tampa Bay, and Toronto Blue Jays etc. where he got a chance to play alongside Mo Vaughn and Roger Clemens. All through his career he made home runs look quite easy and was bestowed with many awards like Silver Slugger which he won 4 times. With 462 home runs, he is listed at 35th for all time rank in MLB career.
Juiced and confessions
No wonder that Jose came to be known as Bad boy of Baseball, as later with his tell all book Juiced, he made some stunning revelations about using steroids. Not only did he admit using it to enhance his performance during his sparkling career but also named fellow players who took them to improve their game. When Jose retired in 2002, he had built a legacy in baseball that anyone could be proud of, yet it won’t have been possible without the help of steroids. He was not repenting the use as per the book and in fact tried to bring spotlight on how rampantly it was being used in MLB. Some of the superstar players he had disclosed in Juiced have vehemently denied any wrongdoing on their part. Conseco had said that without using the drugs he might never have played in MLB and moreover it was the power of these hormones that could turn an average slugger into an overnight superstar. To read more about Jose Conseco visit any site like steroidly.com/jose-conseco-steroids where you can find in depth story details.
