When he was traded to the Mets, Mo Vaughn was at the end of his career, plagued by bad knees and a growing waistline. Tabloid columnists, sports talk radio hosts and callers had a field day with his weight, and after two disappointing seasons in Flushing, Vaughn retired.
“I left the game with a lot of anger, Vaughn told the Boston Globe recently. “Luckily, I was able to spin that around and have some success in business. The most important thing as a baseball player is to have a plan, and I had a plan and was able to get there.
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