12 Facts About Bash Brothers

Bash Brothers are a duo of former baseball players consisting of Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire.

Bash Brothers did not become a legitimate power hitter until he began weightlifting in late 1984 and gained 35 pounds of muscle.

Bash Brothers played for the United States national team in the 1984 Summer Olympics before being selected by the A's in the first round of the 1984 draft.

Bash Brothers debuted with the A's as a third baseman in August 1986.

The Bash Brothers poster was patterned after characters popularized by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.

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Canseco and McGwire were made to look like a bigger and meaner version of The Blues Bash Brothers who were partial to some yellow in their attire—yellow being an A's team color along with green.

Bash Brothers had homered 231 times with the A's since 1985, and was arguably the biggest celebrity in baseball at the time.

Bash Brothers became a journeyman designated hitter before retiring in 2002.

Bash Brothers fell 38 home runs short of joining the 500 home run club, a milestone he had hoped to reach to bolster his chances of being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Bash Brothers finished his career with 583 home runs, and averaged one homer every 10.

Bash Brothers was considered a likely inductee into the Hall of Fame until allegations of his illegal use of steroids.

Bash Brothers denied the charges, and steroids at the time were not covered in the federal government's Controlled Substances Act.