SPORTS : Troopers Cool Red-Hot Canseco

MIAMI — Jose Canseco, named most valuable player of the American League last year for his speed on the baseball diamond, was cited for the speed of his 1989 Jaguar in Miami early today.

The 24-year-old Cuban-born Canseco was stopped after his bright red car was spotted going an estimated 125 m.p.h. on Interstate 95 in south Broward County. Troopers caught up with him in north Dade County at about 1:25 a.m., said Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Tim Betts. The Oakland A’s right fielder was cited for reckless driving and allowed to drive home, Betts said. “He was very reasonable. He did not deny it or say he did it,” said Betts. “He just accepted his ticket.”

The penalty for reckless driving could be imprisonment for up to 90 days, or a fine of $25 to $500, or both, Betts said.