Jose Canseco Shoots Self in Hand

LAS VEGAS -- Former major league slugger Jose Canseco is recovering after shooting himself in the hand at his Las Vegas home.

Metro police Lt. Mark Reddon says officers responded to a call of an accidental shooting Tuesday afternoon.

Reddon says Canseco told police he was cleaning his gun in the kitchen when it fired, shooting a finger on his left hand. He was taken to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada.

Canseco played 17 years in the major leagues, starring for the Oakland Athletics as one of the "Bash Brothers" in the late 1980s. He was part of the A's 1989 World Series championship team and last played for the Chicago White Sox in 2001.

The right-handed outfielder and designated hitter had 462 career home runs and was a six-time All-Star. He also played for Texas, Boston, Toronto, Tampa Bay and the New York Yankees.

He later admitted to performance-enhancing drug use, with his 2005 book, "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big," amplifying MLB's doping issues.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

You know, as much as we hear about things like this, and it usually is 'cleaning the gun' when they shot themselves or someone else, I really have a hard time believing the story.

I don't even own a gun yet, but I know that you NEVER EVER clean a gun while it is loaded. The entire concept of cleaning a gun means you disassemble it to clean the parts.

My guess? This idiot was playing around with a loaded gun and it went off. Completely his fault. Not gonna save face by saying you were cleaning it. Idiot

I done basic skill at arms (rifle training) when I was a teenager and one of the first things you learn is not to clean fucking thing when it's loaded.