Red Sox Legend Reveals Why He 'Should've Never Left' Boston
Did this former AL MVP cost himself a shot at the Hall of Fame?
Red Sox Legend Reveals Why He 'Should've Never Left' Boston originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It's been 28 years since Mo Vaughn played his last game for the Boston Red Sox , but he still regrets leaving.
Vaughn spent the first eight years of his MLB career with the Red Sox, establishing himself as one of the best hitters in baseball during the 1990s. On top of winning 1995 AL MVP honors, he also made three All-Star teams and won a Silver Slugger with Boston. Vaughn left in free agency after the 1998 campaign, signing with the Anaheim Angels.
He only played four more seasons and steadily declined after leaving the Red Sox, however, watching his OPS decline each season. In a recent interview with Zach Gelb on WEEI, Vaughn explained why he still regrets leaving Boston . "Hell yeah, I should've never left!
"-Mo Vaughn tells me he regrets leaving the Red Sox and believes he would be in the @baseballhall if he played his entire career in Fenway Park. @WEEI pic. twitter.