Former MLB slugger Jose Canseco accidentally shot himself in the left hand while cleaning one of his guns. Reportedly, the controversial pro athlete may have blown his middle finger off.
Reports CNN:
Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco accidentally shot himself in his left finger while cleaning a gun, police said.
He was in surgery Tuesday night, his fiancee tweeted.
“This is Leila . Thank you all for the kind words and prayers . Jose is in still surgery and will be ok. Please pray for his finger !!,” she said in a tweet posted to his account.
Canseco, who hit more than 450 home runs during his 17 seasons in the big leagues, was hit when his semiautomatic handgun accidentally went off, Las Vegas police said.
Worth noting, it was Canseco who was first hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in one season, hence the 40 40 Club, which Jay Z flipped into the name of his sports bar franchise.
However, Canseco was also an admitted steroid user.
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