My Take
Mo Vaughn was exactly the kind of player who made the mid-90s Red Sox worth watching — a big, powerful first baseman out of Connecticut who hit the ball with the kind of authority that made Fenway's Green Monster feel like a reasonable target. Winning the American League MVP in 1995 was no fluke; he was the heart of that lineup for most of the decade, a three-time All-Star who carried himself with a confidence the Boston faithful absolutely loved. His nickname "the Hit Dog" says everything — this guy showed up ready to punish pitchers. The later stops in Anaheim and New York didn't quite recapture that magic, but his legacy in Boston is cemented enough to earn him a spot in the Red Sox Hall of Fame, and honestly that feels right.
Overview
Maurice Samuel Vaughn (born December 15, 1967), nicknamed "the Hit Dog", is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Boston Red Sox, Anaheim Angels, and New York Mets from 1991 to 2003. He was a three-time All-Star selection and won the American League MVP award in 1995 with Boston.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mo Vaughn
- Name (Japanese)
- モー・ボーン
- Reading
- もー・ぼーん
- Born
- December 15, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
- Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.