'That shot will live forever': Canseco's off-the-head mishap is just as hilarious 25 years later
Jose Canseco will always be remembered for being one of the most feared sluggers in the game as one of the “Bash Brothers” along with Oakland Athletics teammate Mark McGwire.
He will also be remembered for blowing the lid off the steroid scandal in the MLB with his 2005 book, “Juiced.”
But one of the most iconic moments of his career is the home run that bounced off his head.
It happened 25 years ago on May 26, 1993, while Canseco was with the Texas Rangers.
Indians hitter Carlos Martinez hit a long drive to right field, and Canseco drifted back to the warning track. Then, he seemed to lose track of the ball.
The ball missed his glove and bonked him on the noggin, ricocheting over the wall for a home run. If it didn’t bounce off his head, it would have stayed in the park.
“It was off his head, it looked like, and over the top, a home run,” said one of the game’s announcers, laughing.
“Look at this. … Boink! And it’s out of here,” said the other laughing announcer.
25 years ago today, Jose Canseco had arguably his most memorable baseball moment. https://t.co/vHGV7jWLfT pic.twitter.com/d8QosWcHPs
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) May 26, 2018
“Jose, you hit a lot of home runs, you did a lot of great things, but that shot will live forever. You will be remembered for that forever,” the play-by-play man said.
Canseco looked like he didn’t know what hit him, but his teammate, center fielder David Hulse, explained it to him, laughing.
Canseco even cracked a smile himself — how could he not?
23 years ago today I bounced a homer off my head .
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 26, 2016
“Hey, I’m an entertainer,” Canseco reportedly said after the game, according go the New York Daily News.
Canseco hit 462 career home runs, but the one that hit off his head is the one that lives on.
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