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Oakland A's issue statement following Jose Canseco offensive tweets on sexual assault
Ex-slugger loses analyst job with NBC Sports California
The Oakland A's have issued a statement following a string of controversial tweets from former player turned NBC Sports California analyst Jose Canseco.
Canseco has had a history of saying outlandish and ridiculous thing son social media, but his recent tweets regarding sexual assault have cost him his broadcasting job.
What is going on with all these politicians molesting women I've been molested by several women and never complained
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12, 2017
Well I mean I've been beaten by women taken advantage of by women and molested by women I never complain but it was kind of a turn-on
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12, 2017
I see the difference I guess cuz I was a good-looking guy and these politicians look like a bag of boogers
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12, 2017
These women complaining against sexual misconduct are just racist against ugly men
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12, 2017
What do you call a pretty woman with an inbred looking politician. .......
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12, 2017
PAID
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12, 2017
The tweets follow a wave of sexual assault allegations against numerous high-profile male figures across the country. Canseco joined NBC Sports California in March, appearing on Oakland A's pre and post game coverage. The broadcasting network announced that he will no longer appear on their television station as part of the Oakland Athletics coverage.
The A's also issued a statement and made note that Canseco doesn't work for the team.
A statement from the Oakland A's. pic.twitter.com/TREZpby3nU
— Oakland Athletics ----⚾️ (@Athletics) December 12, 2017
Following the backlash, Canseco has tried to downplay it all as a "joke." In a text to the San Francisco Chronicle he said "If people can't take a joke, that's ridiculous. What I'm saying really has no meaning. Those tweets don't even make any sense, they're a bunch of riddles."