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Jose and Ozzie … or is it Ozzie and Jose ?

Former slugger Jose Canseco, who managed to rack up 462 home runs during his MLB career, tried a little bait and switch last weekend when he sent his identical twin Ozzie Canseco to take his place in a Celebrity Boxing event in Miami.

The 46-year-old Cuban athlete was paid $5,000 up front and was to receive a second payment of $5,000 after the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino event on Saturday night. The deception caper came to light when brother Ozzie revealed his biceps.

A Celebrity Boxing rep said: “We discovered the Canseco who showed up was Ozzie when he took off his shirt and didn’t have Jose’s tattoos on the biceps that appear in our advertising.”

As seen in the video below, the opponent was already in the ring and Jose Canseco was being lavishly hyped by the ring announcer prior to making his entrance. That never happened because his evil twin was being escorted out a side entrance by a security guard after revealing his decidedly bare… buff arms.

Jose is currently appearing on Donald Trump’s reality show Celebrity Apprentice 4. He played one-half of a gay engaged couple on Sunday night’s episode – video here.

Brother Ozzie, who had a brief major league career, got busted for DUI in Tampa on January 15, 2011.

View photos and event video, including Ozzie’s booking photo below:


Jose has two bicep tattoos, brother Ozzie does not …

Twice busted …

Are you interested in hearing Jose’s side of what really went down? Be prepared for more BS … don’t say we didn’t warn you.