Canseco: Steroid Use by Players at 85%

Jose Canseco claims 85% of major league baseball players are taking steroids.

“There would be no baseball left if they drug-tested everyone today,” he said Friday during an interview with Fox Sports Net.

Canseco, who announced his retirement earlier in the week, refused to say if he took steroids.

“It’s completely restructured the game as we know it,” he said. “That’s why guys are hitting 50 or 60 or 75 home runs.”

During an interview with the Associated Press, Canseco would not reveal if he used steroids, saying he would give details in the book he is writing.

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