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Mo Vaughn
Former First Baseman, The Boston Red Sox
Nicknamed "The Hit Dog", Mo Vaughn is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played from 1991 to 2003. Vaughn was a three-time All-Star selection and won the American League MVP award in 1995 with the Boston Red Sox. Since retiring in 2003, Vaughn has been involved in several business ventures, including a big-and-tall clothing company, [MVP Collections,](https://mvpcollections.com/) and a real estate company, [OMNI New York, LLC, ](http://www.onyllc.com/) dedicated to rehabilitating affordable housing around the U.S., which was named 2017 Developer of the Year by the New York Housing Conference.
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The Negro Leagues: 100 Years Later—The Future of Baseball and Race
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