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Maurice free texas Samuel Mo Vaughn , nicknamed "Hit Dog", was a Major League Baseball first baseman from 1991 in sports to 2003 in baseball Vaughn won the American League MLB Most Valuable Player award award in 1995 in sports and was a key factor in the Boston Red Soxs 1995 and 1998 in baseball playoff teams. He was noted for "crowding the plate"; his stance was such that his front elbow often appear to be hovering in the strike zone, which intimidated pitching into throwing wide and outside. Because of Vaughn and others like Barry Bonds, the Major League Baseball instituted free texas regulations in 2001 in baseball

that changed the strike zone from a low outside box, to a high inside one; the boundaries used decades ago. The new regulations also banned hitters from using hard protective gear, which was letting them get closer to home plate.Early careerVaughn was draft by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round of the 1989 in sports amateur draft and made his Major league debut on June 27, 1991.Best yearsVaughn became the center of the Red Soxs batting order in 1993, hitting 29 home runs and contributing 101 runs batted in but his reputation as one of free texas the most feared hitters in the American League wasnt grounded

until the free texas strike-shortened 1995 season when Vaughn hit 39 home runs with 129 RBIs and a .326 batting average He also pitched in with 11 stolen bases, not bad for a man of his size. His efforts, which led the Red Sox to the playoffs , were rewarded with the American League MLB Most Valuable Player award award.Vaughn continued to improve over the next several seasons, batting .315 or higher from 1996 in sports to 1998 and averaging 40 home runs and 118 RBIs. The Red Sox lost in the American League Division Series in 1998, once again to the Cleveland Indians.Last Season

with the SoxThough Vaughns boisterous 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 free texas were particularly acute. As an outspoken clubhouse leader, Vaughn felt 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, Rhode Island led to further rifts with the administration.Vaughn hit a walkoff free texas grand slam in the ninth inning of Opening Day at Fenway Park against the Seattle Mariners in 1998. Despite this auspicious start, the season was filled with acrimony, as Vaughn and the Sox administration sniped at each other throughout the year. After Cleveland knocked Boston out of the playoffs in

the first round, Vaughn became a free agent. Almost immediately, he signed a six-year, $70-million deal with the Anaheim Angels, one of the highest contracts in the game at that time. The Red Sox made essentially no effort to retain him.Anaheim and BeyondWhile he hit well free texas for Anaheim when he played -- he hit 30-plus homers and knocked in over 100 runs in both 1999 in baseball and 2000 in baseball -- Vaughn was plagued by injuries in 1999 and didnt

play a single game in the 2001 season. He started his Anaheim career by falling down the visitors 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 in baseball season and was traded to the New York Mets on December 27, 2001 for Kevin Appier.Vaughn free texas was unable, however, to resurrect his glory days of Boston or kick the injuries which had been nagging him. In 2003, after a poor 2002 season, Vaughn played only 27 games because of a left knee injury. He was advised by several doctors that attempting

to play baseball again might lead to disability. The diagnoses successfully put free texas a close to Vaughns career, a somber way to go for a man who had once garnered so much fear in the batters box.Accomplishments American League MLB Most Valuable Player award award winner Finished 5th in American League MVP voting Boston Red Sox New York Mets External links USA Today article1967 births Mo1995 American League All-Stars Mo1996 American League All-Stars MoAnaheim Angels players MoBoston Red Sox players MoNew York Mets players MoMajor league first basemen MoPeople from Connecticut Mo