Canseco confesses regret for naming dopers

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NEW YORK (AFP) — Retired Major League Baseball slugger Jose Canseco said he regretted naming players as steroid users in his 2005 book "Juiced" during an interview with A and E Network, it was revealed on Tuesday.

A documentary called "Jose Canseco: The Last Shot" saw the former Oakland A's star say he regretted ""mentioning players", revelations that led to a 2005 US Congressional hearing on a doping scandal that rocked the sport.

"I never realized this was going to blow up and hurt so many people," Canseco said.

Canseco, 44, said he wrote the book because he wanted revenge upon Major League Baseball for what he considered being "forced out of the game."

Conseco, who smashed 462 homer runs in a 17-year career with eight different clubs, named...