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Mo Vaughn
First baseman
Born: December 15, 1967 (1967-12-15) (age 40)
Norwalk, Connecticut
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 27, 1991
for the Boston Red Sox
Final game
May 2, 2003
for the New York Mets
Career statistics
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Home runs     328
Runs batted in     1,064
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Maurice Samuel 'Mo' Vaughn (born December 15, 1967 in Norwalk, Connecticut), nicknamed "Hit Dog", (a nickname given to him by his Omega Psi Phi fraternity brothers at Seton Hall University) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman from 1991 to 2003. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ is an international fraternity and was the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Grigory Misutin, USSR Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to Vaughn won the American League MVP award in 1995 and was a key factor in the Boston Red Sox's 1995 and 1998 playoff teams. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade

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Very Early Career

Vaughn was given the nickname 'Mo' while attending Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, New York. Trinity-Pawling School is a private High school in Pawling New York. Pawling is a Town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. He was not actually born lefty but his grandmother, who raised him, was lefty and taught him how to bat. A 12-varsity letter athlete (in football, basketball, and baseball), he was given the nickname by basketball and baseball coach Miles Hubbard. Mo Vaughn was inducted into Trinity-Pawling's Hall of Fame in 2006. He gave a speech during the ceremony and would later sign autographs for the students.

In the summer of 1988, while attending Seton Hall, Vaughn played first base for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1988 in athletics (track and field Marathon International History Wareham has been a member of the Cape League since its Modern Era began in 1963 The Cape Cod Baseball League ( CCBL) is an amateur Baseball league located on Cape Cod in the U His teammates included future MLB All-Stars Chuck Knoblauch and Craig Biggio, as well as John Valentin, who was his teammate on the Red Sox and Mets. Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch (ˈnɔbˌlɑk born July 7 1968 in Houston Texas) is a retired Major League Baseball player who played Craig Alan Biggio (born December 14, 1965 in Smithtown, New York) is a former Major League Baseball player who played his entire career John William Valentin (ˈvælɨntɪn born February 18 1967 in Mineola New York) is a former Shortstop and Third baseman in

Vaughn was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1989 amateur draft and made his Major league debut on June 27, 1991. A draft is a process used in the United States, Canada, and Australia to allocate certain players to Sports teams Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Igor Korobchinsky, USSR Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden

Best years

Vaughn became the center of the Red Sox's line-up in 1993, hitting 29 home runs and contributing 101 RBIs. The batting order, or batting lineup, in Baseball is the sequence in which the nine members of the offense take their turns in batting against the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In 1995, he established a reputation as one of the most feared hitters in the American League when he hit 39 home runs with 126 RBIs and a . 300 average. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively He also garnered 11 stolen bases, although he was considerably slimmer earlier on. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate His efforts, which led the Red Sox to the playoffs (only to lose to the Cleveland Indians in the American League Division Series), were rewarded with the American League MVP award. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series ( ALDS) determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball.

Vaughn did the best with the Red Sox in 1996, batting an average of . 326, playing in 161 games, with 44 home runs, and 143 RBIs. On May 30,1997 playing a game against the Yankees, Vaughn went 4-for-4 with three solo homers in the Red Sox's 10-4 win over the Yankees.

Vaughn continued to improve over the next several seasons, batting . 315 or higher from 1996 to 1998 and averaging 40 home runs and 118 RBIs. Athletics Decathlon Best Year Performance * &ndash 8824 points Marathon The Red Sox lost in the American League Division Series in 1998, once again to the Cleveland Indians, although Vaughn played well, hitting two home runs and driving in seven runs in game one. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

Last season with the Sox

Though Vaughn's powerful personality and extensive charity work made him a popular figure in Boston, he had many issues with the Red Sox management and local media; his disagreements with Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy and Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette were particularly acute. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, Dan Shaughnessy ( 20 July 1953 in Groton Massachusetts) is an American sports writer General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation Daniel F Duquette (born 1958 is a former front-office executive in Major League Baseball and currently serves as director of baseball operations for the new Israel Baseball As an outspoken clubhouse leader, Vaughn repeatedly stated that the conservative Sox administration did not want him around. Incidents in which he allegedly punched a man in the mouth outside of a nightclub and crashed his truck while returning home from a strip club in Providence led to further rifts with the administration. Vaughn formed a formidable middle of the lineup with shortstop Nomar Garciaparra. Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (ˈnoʊ̪mɑɹ ɡɑɹˈsiəˌpɑɹə born July 23 1973 in) is an American Baseball player who currently plays shortstop for the Los Angeles The two combined for 75 home runs in 1998, Vaughn's final year with the club.

Vaughn hit a walkoff grand slam in the ninth inning of Opening Day at Fenway Park against the Seattle Mariners in 1998. In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby Opening Day is warmly regarded in North American tradition as the beginning of a new Major League Baseball season The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Despite this auspicious start, the season was filled with acrimony, as Vaughn and the Sox administration sniped at each other throughout the year. After the Cleveland Indians knocked Boston out of the playoffs in the first round, Vaughn became a free agent. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player Almost immediately, he signed a six-year, $88-million deal with the Anaheim Angels, the highest contract in the game at that time. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Red Sox made little effort to retain him.

Anaheim and beyond

While he hit well for Anaheim when he played—he hit 30-plus home runs and knocked in over 100 runs in both 1999 and 2000—Vaughn was plagued by injuries in 1999 and didn't play a single game in the 2001 season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: He started his Anaheim career by falling down the visitor's dugout steps on his first play of his first game, badly spraining his ankle. Vaughn was nevertheless seen as a viable middle of the line-up producer prior to the 2002 season and was traded to the New York Mets on December 27, 2001 for Kevin Appier. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Robert Kevin Appier (ˈeɪ̪pˌiɚ December 6, 1967) is a former Right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City

Following Vaughn's departure from Anaheim, Angels closer Troy Percival took a shot at him saying "We may miss Mo's bat, but we won't miss his leadership. Troy Eugene Percival (born August 9, 1969 in) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who plays for the Tampa Bay Rays. Darin Erstad is our leader. Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4 1974 in Jamestown North Dakota) is an Outfielder / First baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League " This prompted the normally mild-mannered Vaughn to go off on a profanity-laced tirade, saying that Percival and the Angels "ain't done (expletive) in this game. " He remarked "They ain't got no flags hanging at friggin' Edison Field, so the hell with them. " Ironically, Angels would go on to win the World Series that year and hang their first American League Championship and their first World Series flag on that field.

With the Mets, Vaughn was counted upon to be a key component in a revamped lineup that featured imports Roger Cedeno, Jeromy Burnitz, and Roberto Alomar. Roger Leandro Cedeño (born August 16, 1974 in Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball Jeromy Neal Burnitz (born April 15, 1969 in Westminster California) is a former baseball player who was a Right fielder in Major League Roberto Alomar Velázquez (born February 5 1968 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player (- considered by many to be one of the Vaughn got off to a slow start in 2002, was lampooned in local papers and on sports talk radio shows, and was clearly not in the same shape he was during his signature seasons in Boston. A late surge in September that saw him hit one of the most prodigious home runs in Shea Stadium history (in the middle of the "Bud" Sign on the monstrous Shea scoreboard) was one of the few highlights in a mostly disastrous season for Vaughn. He played less than a month in 2003 before a knee injury permanently ended his career.

It should be noted that the decision to acquire Vaughn was solely that of then-Mets G. M. Steve Phillips. Steve Francis Phillips (born on May 18, 1963) was the general manager of the New York Mets from 1997 - 2003. Vaughn had missed the entire 2001 season due to injury, but when the opportunity to acquire Vaughn presented itself, Phillips and a contingent of Mets' brass (including then-manager Bobby Valentine) descended upon a small batting cage in Connecticut to see Vaughn hit off a tee. Phillips, convinced that Vaughn could immediately enter the Mets' overhauled lineup and contribute without regard to his injury recovery, sent pitcher Kevin Appier (who had arguably been the Mets' most consistent starter in 2001) to the Angels in exchange for the rights to Vaughn. Robert Kevin Appier (ˈeɪ̪pˌiɚ December 6, 1967) is a former Right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City

Post playing career

He currently owns and operates OMNI New York LLC which has bought and rehabilitated 1,142 units of distressed housing in the New York metropolitan area. A limited liability company (abbreviated LLC or LLC) in the law of the vast majority of the United States is a legal form of business Company The New York metropolitan area, often referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the most populous Metropolitan area in the United States and is also one The company also manages these properties to provide low cost housing using government tax credits. He recently purchased the Noble Drew Ali Plaza in Brownsville, Brooklyn for $21 million, and plans to add massive security upgrades and renovate it. Brownsville also known as Bville and The hill is a low-income residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York. [1] He has also been involved in refurbishing the Whitney Young Manor in Yonkers, New York, a development first constructed by a company owned by his hero Jackie Robinson. Whitney Moore Young Jr ( July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an African-American Civil rights leader Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the US State of New York (behind Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City) and the largest city in Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Besides the New York metropolitan area, his company is also involved in projects in Cheyenne, Miami and Las Vegas and has expressed an interest in Boston. Cheyenne ( /ʃaɪˈæn/ or /ʃaɪˈɛn/) is the capital of the U Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally [2]

Trivia

Performance-Enhancing Drugs

It was revealed on December 13, 2007 in the report by Senator George J. Mitchell that Vaughn had purchased steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs from Kirk Radomski, who said he delivered the drugs to him personally. Radomski produced three checks, one for $2,200 and two more for $3,200, from Vaughn, one of the latter dated 6-1-2001, and another dated 6-19-2001. Radomski said that the higher checks were for two kits of HGH, while the lower one was for one and a half kits. Vaughn's name, address and telephone number was listed in an address book seized from Radomski's house by federal agents. His trainer gave him HGH telling him it would heal his ankle.

Mitchell requested a meeting with Vaughn in order to provide Vaughn with the information about these allegations and to give him an opportunity to respond; Vaughn never agreed to such an interview.

See also

References

  1. ^ RICH CALDER (2007-01-10). See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Below is the list of 257 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 RBI milestone Major League Baseball recognizes Runs batted in champions in the American League and National League each season Listed below are the occurrences of Major League Baseball players who have hit three Home runs in a single game The List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report includes currently-active and former Major League players as well as Free agents. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. MO'S THE MAN OF THE HOUSE. New York Post. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually Retrieved on 2007-06-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat
  2. ^ Stan Grossfeld (2007-06-17). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Vaughn is in rebuilding mode. Boston Globe. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, Retrieved on 2007-06-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat

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