Editing Mo Vaughn (section)

===Anaheim Angels===
While he hit well for Anaheim when he played—he hit 30-plus home runs and knocked in over 100 runs in both 1999 and 2000—Vaughn was plagued by injuries in 1999 and didn't play a single game in the 2001 season. He started his Anaheim career by falling down the visitor's dugout steps on his first play of his first game, badly spraining his ankle. Vaughn was nevertheless seen as a viable middle of the line-up producer before the 2002 season and was traded to the [[New York Mets]] for [[Kevin Appier]] on December 27, 2001.

Following Vaughn's departure from Anaheim, Angels closer [[Troy Percival]] took a shot at him, saying "We may miss Mo's bat, but we won't miss his leadership. [[Darin Erstad]] is our leader." This prompted the normally mild-mannered Vaughn to go off on a profanity-laced tirade, stating such statements as, "They ain't got no flags hanging at friggin' Edison Field, so the hell with them." The year after Vaughn left Anaheim, the Angels would reach and win the [[2002 World Series|World Series]].<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-27-sp-angels27-story.html Vaughn Blasts Percival, Team]– ''The Los Angeles Times'' [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-27-sp-angels27-story.html]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ESPN.com: MLB - Curses! Percival's criticism sends Mo into ugly rage|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2002/0326/1358287.html|access-date=2021-12-18|website=www.espn.com}}</ref>