Jose Canseco Home Run Challenge | July 11

WHITAKER BANK BALLPARK (Lexington, KY) - Jose Canseco, who hit 462 home runs in his MLB career marked with accomplishment and controversy, will be at Whitaker Bank Ballpark for a special appearance on Friday, July 11 before the Legends take on the Hagerstown Suns at 7:05pm. 

Before the Legends game against Hagerstown that night, Canseco will compete in a Home Run Derby with eight fans, whose names will be chosen in a drawing. There will also be an autograph session during the game. Details on the drawing will be announced later, so keep checking back on lexingtonlegends.com for more infomation on how you can compete against Jose Canseco.

Canseco gained fame as one of the Oakland A's "Bash Brothers," along with Mark McGwire, in the 1980s. He led the American League with 42 homers and 124 runs batted in in 1988 and 44 homers in 1991. He also stole 200 bases in his major league career, including 40 in 1988, when he became the first player in MLB history to hit at least 40 home runs and steal at least 40 bases in the same season.   He was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1986 and AL Most Valuable Player in 1988. Canseco retired in 2001.

Canseco's book, Juiced, released in 2005, detailed his own longtime use of steroids, and also named other baseball stars as users.

For ticket information, contact the Legends Box Office by calling (859) 422-7867 or CLICK HERE to purchase and print tickets at home.