Top ten Red Sox who played in the Cape Cod Baseball League
By Sean Sylver
1991 Upper Deck
Wareham – Mo Vaughn, 1B
Boston Red Sox, 1991-98
Wareham Gatemen, 1987-88
The Norwalk, CT native and 1995 American League MVP was part of a renaissance period for the Cape League, when it went from being a summer option for top collegiate talent to a highly-exclusive showcase. Every Cape team in this era boasted multiple future Major Leaguers for the first time, and Vaughn, along with league batting champion Chuck Knoblauch, led the Gatemen to the Cape championship in 1988 over Frank Thomas’ Orleans Cardinals.
Vaughn was an All-Star and playoff MVP in ’88, rocking 17 doubles to tie for the team lead. He was inducted to the Cape League Hall of Fame in 2000.
Other notable Wareham alums with Red Sox ties include former hot prospects Justin Masterson and Daniel Bard, both members of the 2005 team, and catcher John Marzano (’82).