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Canseco did have a productive season again in 1998, in which he hit 46 home runs and stole 29 bases, the most he had stolen since the 40 he stole in 1988. He was a Blue Jay that year, but his comeback was missed by most fans because of the home run race in the National League between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Canseco then went to Tampa Bay, where he was having a tremendous home run season (34 in 114 games; and was voted an All-Star) when he injured his back and was lost for the season. He was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees down the stretch in 2000, but was not a factor at all in the postseason.
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Canseco, who as a younger player had little patience for studying pitchers and their tendencies, now has become a learned observer of the game. He once jousted with reporters; now he asks beat writers of opposing teams about pitchers he’s never faced. And he has an eye for talent. When Rodriguez was still in high school, Canseco told him he’d one day join him in the 40/40 club. Rodriguez laughed, but did it last year, in his third season.
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In 1988, Canseco became the first player in major league history to hit at least 40 homers and steal at least 40 bases in the same year by hitting 42 home runs and stealing 40 bases. That same year, he helped the Athletics to the World Series but they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games. Canseco was unanimously named the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1988 with a .307 batting average, 120 runs scored, 134 runs batted in, 42 home runs, and 40 stolen bases.
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