"Happy Father's Day ya p*mp" - Jose Canseco's daughter Josie glorifies dad's controversial baseball legacy in unique tribute post

Josie Canseco wishes Jose Canseco a happy Father
Josie Canseco wishes Jose Canseco a happy Father's Day (Source: Instagram/ Jose Canseco)

Jose Canseco's daughter, Josie, greeted his dad a Happy Father's Day on Sunday. However, she had a unique way of paying tribute to his dad.

Josie took to Instagram to share an image of herself with her father from when she was a little girl. But she also had another reel showing his dad during his MLB playing days with the text "Baseball is better with steroids," a nod to Jose's controversial past with PEDs.

And to top it off, Josie added the caption:

"Happy Father's Day ya p*mp"
Screenshot from Josie Canseco's post on Instagram
Screenshot from Josie Canseco's post on Instagram

Jose Canseco married an author named Jessica Canseco in 1996 in Florida. The couple parted ways three years later in 1999, but their union was blessed with a daughter. Josie Canseco was born in November 1996.

Despite her parents splitting up, Josie is close to both of them, especially her father. The duo has previously been seen making appearances at various events together. Jose Canseco has had a troubled history both on and off the diamond during his tenure as a big-league player.

When Jose Canseco admitted to using anabolic steroids

In a book titled 'Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big,' Jose Canseco admitted to using anabolic steroids. Furthermore, he claimed that more than 85% of MLB ballplayers used to do the same during that era.

Canseco went forward to give some names of his former Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers teammates, whom he claimed were all injected by him.

Although most of the players who were named in the book denied drug use during their playing days in the big leagues, Jason Giambi admitted using the same in a testimony related to the BALCO case on January 11, 2010.

In an interview with Sportsnet, Canseco admitted to using PEDs in all but one season throughout his MLB career, which came in 1998 with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Canseco played for seven MLB teams in his 17-year playing career. He finished with 462 home runs, won two World Series rings (1989 with the Oakland A's and 2000 with the New York Yankees, and was named AL MVP in 1988.

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