How much did Jose Canseco sell his World Series ring for?

Jose Canseco sold his World Series ring for $40,000. The ring was from his 2000 championship with the New York Yankees, the second World Series title of his career. Canseco had joined the Yankees late in the 2000 season and appeared in the postseason as the club won the championship over the New York Mets.

The sale attracted attention because championship rings are highly personal sports memorabilia, and Canseco was one of baseball’s most recognizable power hitters. Reports described the ring as containing 22 major diamonds and 34.5 grams of gold. The $40,000 figure refers to the reported sale price of the Yankees ring, not the value of his earlier 1989 Oakland Athletics championship ring.

Canseco’s 1989 title came with Oakland, where he was a central figure in the “Bash Brothers” lineup and had already become baseball’s first 40–40 player. His brief Yankees tenure was very different: he played a limited role, but still received a championship ring. That distinction explains why accounts of his memorabilia sales can sometimes be confused.