Hey Canseco fans,

Here's the latest on that bar fight I was telling you about the other day
(three slightly different versions of the same article)...

-Mark

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From the AP:
Canseco arrested for nightclub scuffle


MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jose Canseco was arrested Tuesday on charges he
and his brother got into a nightclub fight that left one man with a broken
nose and another needing 20 stitches in his lip.

The baseball star was charged with two counts of aggravated battery in the
Halloween night scuffle. His twin brother, Ozzie, was charged with one count.

Canseco said he was at the club with his brother and three women when a man
grabbed the player's date inappropriately and became aggressive. Canseco
said another man approached his brother, who pushed him back, touching off
the fight.

The brothers were taken to Miami-Dade County Jail on Tuesday night and were
expected to post bond.

One man's nose was broken and the other needed 20 stitches to his lip,
Miami Beach Police Detective Bobby Hernandez said.

Jose Canseco has been in trouble with the law before.

In 1997, police arrested him on charges he smacked his second wife in the
head. He was ordered to undergo battery counseling.

In 1992, he was charged with aggravated assault for ramming his vehicle
into a new car driven by his first wife. He agreed to community service and
counseling.

Canseco, 37, is a free agent after hitting .258 with 16 homers and 49 RBIs
for the Chicago White Sox last season. The 1988 AL MVP is 22nd on the
career homer list with 462.

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From the AP:
Canseco Arrested in Nightclub Fight
Published November 13, 2001

Jose Canseco was arrested Tuesday on charges he and his brother got into a
nightclub fight that left one man with a broken nose and another needing 20
stitches in his lip.

The baseball star was charged with two counts of aggravated battery in the
Halloween night scuffle. His twin brother, Ozzie, was charged with one count.

Canseco said he was at the club with his brother and three women when a man
grabbed the player's date inappropriately and became aggressive. Canseco
said another man approached his brother, who pushed him back, touching off
the fight.

"I know that my brother and myself were definitely victims and the girl I
was with got sexually assaulted," Jose Canseco said. "We got attacked. We
are the victims here. We just defended ourselves."

The brothers were taken to Miami-Dade County Jail on Tuesday night and were
expected to post bond.

"Jose and Osvaldo are both looking forward to defending this matter
vigorously in court," lawyer Angel Ruiz said. "They both feel these
allegations are false and are the source of people with financial motives."

One man's nose was broken and the other needed 20 stitches to his lip,
Miami Beach Police Detective Bobby Hernandez said.

"This started as a verbal altercation. And then the two Canseco brothers
basically beat these guys up, putting them in the hospital," Hernandez
said. "Obviously this was an anger control problem."

Jose Canseco has been in trouble with the law before.

In 1997, police arrested him on charges he smacked his second wife in the
head. He was ordered to undergo battery counseling.

In 1992, he was charged with aggravated assault for ramming his vehicle
into a new car driven by his first wife. He agreed to community service and
counseling.

Canseco, 37, is a free agent after hitting .258 with 16 homers and 49 RBIs
for the Chicago White Sox last season. The 1988 AL MVP is 22nd on the
career homer list with 462.

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From the AP:
Canseco brothers released from jail
By KEN THOMAS
November 14, 2001

MIAMI (AP) -- Jose Canseco was released from jail early Wednesday after
being charged in a nightclub fight that left one man with a broken nose and
another needing 20 stitches in his lip.

The baseball star was charged with two counts of aggravated battery in the
Halloween night scuffle. His twin brother, Ozzie, was charged with one
count and also was released from Miami-Dade County Jail.

Jose Canseco posted bail of $15,000 and Ozzie Canseco of $7,500. They face
arraignment Dec. 4.

Jose Canseco, a 37-year-old former All-Star, said he was at the club with
his brother and three women when a man grabbed the player's date
inappropriately and became aggressive. Canseco said another man approached
his brother, who pushed him back.

``I know that my brother and myself were definitely victims and the girl I
was with got sexually assaulted,'' Jose Canseco said. ``We got attacked. We
are the victims here. We just defended ourselves.''

Police said Jose Canseco grabbed a club patron by the neck, punched him and
broke his nose. Police said a second man was struck and needed to have his
lip stitched.

Miami Beach Police detective Bobby Hernandez said the two men involved in
the fight were tourists from California.

``This started as a verbal altercation. And then the two Canseco brothers
basically beat these guys up, putting them in the hospital,'' Hernandez
said. ``Obviously this was an anger control problem.''

Jose Canseco has been in trouble with the law before.

In 1997, police arrested him on charges he smacked his second wife in the
head. He was ordered to undergo battery counseling.

In 1992, he was charged with aggravated assault for ramming his vehicle
into a new car driven by his first wife. He agreed to community service and
counseling.

Canseco is a free agent after hitting .258 with 16 homers and 49 RBIs for
the Chicago White Sox last season. The 1988 AL MVP is 22nd on the career
homer list with 462.