Editing Jose Canseco (section)

====Toronto Blue Jays (1998)====
In 1998, Canseco signed a $2.1 million contract on February 4 with the [[Toronto Blue Jays]]. He continued to have more action in the outfield, playing a total of 76 games in both left and right field and finishing the season with a .960 fielding average, committing 5 errors in 126 chances. At the plate, Canseco had a productive season again, finishing the first half of the season with 24 home runs, 21 stolen bases, and 48 RBIs. For the first time in his career, he was issued a jersey number other than 33, wearing number 44 for the first part of the season. (After [[Ed Sprague Jr.|Ed Sprague]] was traded to Oakland, Canseco switched back to number 33). During the second half of the season, the Blue Jays instructed Canseco to reduce his attempts to steal bases, causing him to finish one steal shy of another 30–30 season. On July 19, he hit home runs number 25 and 26 against the Yankees and [[Andy Pettitte]], including the sixth grand slam of his career. He finished the season having played 151 games, his highest in 6 years, with a career-high 46 home runs (third in the AL), 107 RBIs, 29 stolen bases, and 98 runs scored, but a .237 batting average.<ref name="BR4" /> He also led the league with 159 strikeouts.<ref name="BR4" /> He earned his fourth career Silver Slugger Award, his first as a designated hitter.<ref name="BR4" /> The Blue Jays made a small effort to retain Canseco after the season, offering him a one-year contract worth just over a million dollars for the following season. Canseco declined the offer and became a free agent on October 22.