Miami ? Former baseball standout Jose Canseco and twin brother Ozzie were found liable Monday in a lawsuit by two men whom they beat up at a Miami Beach nightclub in 2001.

A jury awarded Christian Presley and Alan Cheeks more than $700,000 in compensatory damages and left open the possibility of punitive damages. The panel of four men and two women reached the verdict after deliberating two days.

Presley had sought $1 million and Cheeks $500,000 in compensatory damages for their injuries as well as emotional scars from the fight at Opium Garden club. The Halloween brawl started after Presley accosted Jose Canseco’s date.

The jury awarded Presley $232,308 for injuries it said were caused by Jose Canseco. Cheeks got $506,600 for injuries, with 10 percent of the blame on Jose Canseco and 90 percent on Ozzie Canseco, the jury found. The jury said neither brother acted in self-defense. A hearing on possible punitive damages was set for today.

The Cansecos declined comment and didn’t appear to show emotion after the verdict, but their lawyer, Robert Saunooke, said: “This is a very bad message to the young women in Miami. If you go out to a club in Miami, be prepared to be assaulted.”

Saunooke asked Judge Herbert Stettin to throw out part of the award and said he was considering other appeals. The judge said he would rule on the request later.

Presley and Cheeks declined to comment until after the punitive damages hearing, where the Cansecos are expected to testify again.

Jose Canseco insisted in his testimony he never struck either man and only pushed Presley with his open palm when Presley got too close.