Mets v Giants SAN FRANCISCO - AUGUST 22: First baseman Mo Vaughn #42 of the New York Mets swings at the pitch during the MLB game against the...

Mo Vaughn has stayed active in the community since retiring

Mo Vaughn, shown playing for the Mets in 2002, was one of the first major-league players to...

Mo Vaughn is collecting his hefty paycheck while he sits on the sidelines close to retirement

JUPITER, FL - MARCH 3: First baseman Mo Vaughn #42 of the New York Mets rounds the bases during the MLB Grapefruit League Spring Training...

What next? Rumor has it New Yorkers will cheer Mo Vaughn and Armando Benitez now

Mo Vaughn has proved to be a bit of reach for the Mets

Mo Vaughn, right, had limited range defensively and batted just .259 in his first year with the Mets...

Mo Vaughn, center, celebrates the win with his teammates

New York Mets' Mo Vaughn, center, celebrates with Rey Ordonez, left, after hitting a game winning ninth inning single to score...

Mets shortstop Rey Ordonez, left, and first baseman Mo Vaughn catch Ken Griffey, Jr. in a rundown in the eighth inning of New York's 3...

Mo Vaughn's contract is proving to be a heavy burden

Take one look at Mo Vaughn's physique and then decide how tough it is to play first

Mo Vaughn's fifth-inning home run was his fourth shot in the last three games for the...

FLUSHING, NY - JUNE 23: First baseman Mo Vaughn #42 of the New York Mets swings at the pitch during the MLB game against the...