Editing Jose Canseco (section)

===Independent League career (2006–2018)===
[[File:Jose Canseco Pitching.png|thumb|left|Canseco pitching for the Yuma Scorpions]]
On June 29, 2006, the independent [[Golden Baseball League]] announced that Canseco had agreed to a contract to play with the [[San Diego Surf Dawgs]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/minorlbb/news/story?id=2504983 |work=[[ESPN]] |date=June 29, 2006 |agency=Associated Press |title=Canseco agrees to deal with independent Surf Dawgs |access-date=September 13, 2024 }}</ref> After playing one game for the Surf Dawgs, Canseco was traded to the [[Long Beach Armada]] on July 5, 2006. He requested the trade due to "family obligations."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2509719|title=Canseco seeks, receives trade for personal reasons|date=July 5, 2006|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref> On July 31, 2006, Canseco won the Golden Baseball League's Home Run Derby.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/minors/2006-07-19-canseco-all-star_x.htm|title=Canseco wins home-run derby, struggles on mound|date=July 19, 2006|agency=Associated Press|work=USA Today|access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref>

Canseco signed a short team deal with the [[Laredo Broncos]] of the [[United Baseball League]] on August 14, 2010. He served as bench coach and designated hitter.<ref name="yn11">{{Cite news |last=Carifio |first=Edward |url=http://www.yumasun.com/articles/http/11200okdate:mon-69114-11apr201105:28:00gmtserver:apache/1337%28unix%29php/525xpoweredby:php/525pragma:nocachecachecontrol:nocacheconnection:closecontenttype:text/plain;charset=iso88591canseco-team.html |title=Canseco to manage Scorpions |work=[[Yuma Sun]] |date=April 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303183529/http://www.yumasun.com/articles/http/11200okdate:mon-69114-11apr201105:28:00gmtserver:apache/1337(unix)php/525xpoweredby:php/525pragma:nocachecachecontrol:nocacheconnection:closecontenttype:text/plain;charset=iso88591canseco-team.html |archive-date=March 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On April 11, 2011, Canseco signed a deal as a player/manager for the [[Yuma Scorpions]] of the [[North American League (baseball)|North American League]].<ref name="yn11"/> At the age of 46, he played 64 out of 88 games and batted .258 with 8 home runs and 46 RBIs. He was not the oldest player on the team: his twin brother Ozzie appeared in 12 games, mostly as a designated hitter, and 52-year-old [[Tony Phillips]] appeared in 24 games, mostly as a third baseman. Canseco joined the [[Quintana Roo Tigres]] of the [[Mexican League]] in 2012, but was reportedly banned for using testosterone.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/mexican-league-official-says-jose-canseco-admitted-using-testosterone/2012/03/08/gIQA6SpCzR_blog.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Cindy|last=Boren|title=Stats, scores and schedules|date=March 8, 2012}}</ref> During his tryout, he went 4 for 11 with a home run, 4 RBI and 3 walks. After the series, he gave himself the nickname ''El Cubano Cañonero'' ("the Cuban Cannon").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mopupduty.com/jose-cansecos-comeback-1267/|title=Jose Canseco's Comeback Bid Ends.. For Now|work=Mop-Up Duty|first=Callum|last=Hughson|date=March 8, 2012|access-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527184845/http://mopupduty.com/jose-cansecos-comeback-1267/ |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Jose Canseco at bat, Worcester vs Newark 2012.jpg|thumb|Canseco batting as a member of the Worcester Tornadoes in 2012]]
On April 20, 2012, the [[Worcester Tornadoes]] of the [[Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball]] announced that they had signed Canseco to a one-season contract<ref>{{cite news|last=Elfland|first=Mike|title=Slugger Jose Canseco signs with Worcester Tornadoes|url=https://www.telegram.com/story/news/state/2012/04/20/slugger-jose-canseco-signs-with/49662860007/|access-date=September 13, 2024|newspaper=[[Telegram & Gazette]]|date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913111749/https://www.telegram.com/story/news/state/2012/04/20/slugger-jose-canseco-signs-with/49662860007/ |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> for a salary of one thousand dollars a month.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canseco|work=[[The Star-Ledger]]|date=May 18, 2012|page=43}}</ref> In the beginning of August 2012, Canseco left the Tornadoes due to concerns of not receiving his salary, a conflict which led him to sue the team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20120824/NEWS/108249539/1116|title=Jose Canseco sues Worcester Tornadoes|date=August 24, 2012|last=Murray|first=Gary|work=Telegram & Gazette |access-date=January 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921140357/https://www.telegram.com/article/20120824/NEWS/108249539/1116 |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Canseco quickly signed with the [[Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings]] of the North American League. However, his debut was delayed due to a family emergency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4463356|title=Jose Canseco's Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings Debut Delayed|date=August 4, 2012|work=Oursportscentral.com|access-date=January 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616180012/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/jose-cansecos-rio-grande-valley-whitewings-debut-delayed/n-4463356 |archive-date=June 16, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In early 2013 Canseco played in the [[Texas Winter League]] but was only 3-for-16 at the plate.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_6ef83d9a-7d50-11e2-be8e-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Jose Canseco back at the plate in Harlingen this weekend|last=Ryan|first=Steven|work=[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]] |date=February 23, 2013 |access-date=January 3, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630102248/http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_6ef83d9a-7d50-11e2-be8e-001a4bcf6878.html |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He signed with the [[Fort Worth Cats]] of the United League to start the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsportssouthwest.com/mlb/texas-rangers/story/Jose-Canseco-brings-his-act-to-Fort-Wort?blockID=904955&feedID=3742|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629080639/http://www.foxsportssouthwest.com/mlb/texas-rangers/story/Jose-Canseco-brings-his-act-to-Fort-Wort?blockID=904955&feedID=3742|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2013|title=Jose Canseco Brings His Act, Latest Controversy to Texas|last=Andro|first=Anthony|date=May 23, 2013|work=Fox Sports Southwest|access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, 2016, and 2017, Canseco had short playing stints in the [[Pacific Association]], mostly with the [[Pittsburg Diamonds]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/06/14/jose-canseco-returning-for-third-year-with-independent-pittsburg-diamonds/|work=[[East Bay Times]] |title=Jose Canseco returning for third year to play with independent Pittsburgh Diamonds |date=June 17, 2017 |last=Gartrell |first=Nate |access-date=September 13, 2024|language=en}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Although he has not played Major League Baseball since 2001, Canseco has played for numerous minor-league teams over the years, most recently in 2018, when he was 53 years of age, for the [[Normal CornBelters]] of the Independent [[Frontier League]]. In recent years, he has usually played just a few games per season, but in 2011, he played 64 out of 88 games for the [[Yuma Scorpions]] of the [[North American League (baseball)|North American League]]. Canseco played 30 seasons of professional [[baseball]] over a span of 36 years between 1982 and 2018.