Greg Vaughn
Greg Vaughn was born in Sacramento, California, United States on July 3rd, 1965 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 58, Greg Vaughn biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Gregory Lamont Vaughn (born July 3, 1965) is a retired Milwaukee left fielder who competed for the Milwaukee Brewers (1989-1999), San Diego Padres (1996–99), and the Colorado Rockies (2003).
He was born in Sacramento, California, where he attended Kennedy High School.
He played baseball at the University of Miami for a time.
He is the cousin of fellow Major Leaguer Mo Vaughn.
Personal life
Cory Vaughn, his uncle, played minor league baseball in the New York Mets organization.
Career
Vaughn played collegiate summer baseball for the Cape Cod Baseball League in 1984 and 1985 (CCBL). In both seasons, he led the Kettleers to league championships, and was named league MVP in 1985. In 2009, Vaughn was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame.
In the fourth round (75th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft, Vaughn was chosen by the Brewers. A slugger whose batting average dropped below.250 as often as it increased over it. He had three seasons with at least 100 runs batted in, four with 30 or more home runs, including the 1998 season, where he finished fourth in the major leagues behind Ken Griffey Jr., Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire, who set the home run record for the first time in the sport. He was the first player in major league history to be traded after a 50-homer season when the Padres traded him to the Cincinnati Reds in 1999. Vaughn's arrival in Cincinnati sparked a little bit of controversy over club ownership, as he refused to shave his goatee to comply with the Reds' no facial hair policy. Fans begged owner Marge Schott to lift the long-running policy that had existed since 1967, which she eventually did. Vaughn hit 45 home runs and became the second player in major league history to reach 40 or more homers in two seasons with two separate clubs (one year after Andrés Galarraga became the first) on the track.
Vaughn batted.242 with 355 home runs, 1072 runs, 1475 runs, 1475 runs, 284 triples, and 121 stolen bases in 1731 games over his career.
In 2009, Vaughn became eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. For induction, 75% of the vote was necessary, and 5% was required to remain on the ballot. He was turned down by no votes and was kicked off the election.