Canseco reportedly spills more names
Mitchell investigators aren't likely to make former slugger part of team
MSNBC News Services
Updated: 50 minutes ago
Jose Canseco has reportedly given more names of players who used steroids to the Mitchell investigators.
The former slugger who admitted to using steroids and wrote a book that mentioned names of players who used the illegal performance-enhancing drugs, met with a team of investigators on Tuesday. This probe is headed by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to investigate the use of steroids in baseball.
Canseco's attorney, Rob Saunooke, told the New York Daily News that his client passed on information that went beyond drug use by players. It was "from a player participation level, but also managers, trainers, administrators, or people who would have known or been appraised of what was going on."
Saunooke did not mention any of the names that Canseco passed on.
The attorney said that Canseco wants to participate in the investigation because he feels that he would have a better chance of getting other players to cooperate.
"Until someone like Jose is part of the investigation as an investigator, they aren't going to get much cooperation," Saunooke, told the the newspaper. "Jose could meet face to face with some of the individuals, use his own friendship with them and knowledge of them and talk with them comfortably. If Jose sits down face to face with you and reminds you of all the good times, then he says, 'It's time for us to come clean with these things.' "
Canseco is not likely to be invited to join the team of investigators.
"The only members of the investigative team are Senator Mitchell and the lawyers assisting him at DLA Piper, and no requests have been made that anyone else currently or formerly associated with baseball investigate on his behalf," Charles Scheeler, one of two lawyers who interviewed Canseco and Saunooke, told the Daily News.
