Career, Interrupted: Top 25 MLB Careers That Were Cut Short

Career, Interrupted: Top 25 MLB Careers That Were Cut Short

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Hamilton spent the first handful of years of his professional career battling drug and alcohol abuse. He never appeared in a major …. Dwight Gooden. Hi-res-52917716_display_image. Scott Halleran/Getty Images. Before Dwight Gooden could legally buy a …
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This Date In Mets History: July 22 — Doc Goes to Rehab, Fight Knight in Cincy

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A clean Dwight Gooden takes the mound at Citi Field. (Photo by Jim McIsaac. Today's one of the sadder dates in Mets history. On July 22, 1994, Dwight Gooden checked himself into a rehabilitation program at the Betty Ford Clinic. At the time, the long …
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