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Mo Vaughn Admits HGH Use for Injury Recovery

3/10/2025

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Mo Vaughn, the celebrated former MLB slugger and 1995 AL MVP, candidly confessed to using human growth hormone (HGH) to aid his recovery from a knee injury late in his career. In a revealing interview, he disclosed that he purchased HGH in 2001, just before MLB's ban in 2005, reflecting on the pressures athletes face.

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Mo Vaughn, the celebrated former MLB slugger and 1995 AL MVP, candidly confessed to using human growth hormone (HGH) to aid his recovery from a knee injury late in his career. In a revealing interview, he disclosed that he purchased HGH in 2001, just before MLB's ban in 2005, reflecting on the pressures athletes face.