Editing Jose Canseco (section)

===Minor League Baseball (1982–1985)===
The [[Oakland Athletics]] drafted Canseco in the 15th round of the [[1982 Major League Baseball draft]]. He made his professional baseball debut with the [[Fort Myers Mighty Mussels|Miami Marlins]] of the [[Florida State League]] and also played [[Minor League Baseball]] with the [[Southern Oregon Timberjacks|Medford A's]], [[Madison Muskies]], [[Idaho Falls Chukars|Idaho Falls A's]], [[Modesto Nuts|Modesto A's]], and [[Tacoma Rainiers|Tacoma Tigers]]. Canseco started the 1985 season with the Class-AA [[Huntsville Stars]] and became known as "Parkway José" for his long home runs (25 in half a season) that went close to the [[Memorial Parkway (Huntsville)|Memorial Parkway]] behind [[Joe Davis Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Paul|title=Huntsville Goes Ga-ga Over Canseco's Return|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/07/03/huntsville-goes-ga-ga-over-cansecos-return/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=July 3, 1989}}</ref> Canseco was nicknamed "The Natural", with some analysts saying he was the best prospect since [[Willie Mays]]. Oakland A's hitting coach [[Bob Watson]] said that Canseco was a mixture of [[Roberto Clemente]], [[Dale Murphy]], and [[Reggie Jackson]]. Others touted Canseco as the next [[Mickey Mantle]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/09/sports/sports-of-the-times-a-rookie-to-remember.html|title=Sports of the Times; a Rookie to Remember|first=Dave|last=Anderson|date=March 9, 1986|newspaper=The New York Times|at=sec. 5 p. 3|access-date=September 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-20-sp-1237-story.html|title=Mantle Understands Canseco's Drive for Fences: 'Tape Measure' Home Run Was Invented to Describe Former Yankee's Blasts|agency=United Press International|date=April 20, 1986|work=Los Angeles Times}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/07/19/Jose-Canseco-bats-over-500-hits-500-foot-home-runs/7081490593600/|title=Jose Canseco bats over .500, hits 500-foot home runs...|website=[[United Press International]]|date=July 19, 1985|access-date=September 13, 2024}}</ref>