Vaughn Acquitted of DUI Charge

Boston Red Sox first baseman Mo Vaughn was acquitted on a charge of drunken driving in Dedham, Mass.

As Vaughn was walking out of the courtroom, two bailiffs congratulated him, one patting him on the back.

Vaughn, 30, was arrested Jan. 9 on his way home from a Providence, R.I., strip club after hitting a disabled car in the breakdown lane of Interstate 95 in Norwood. Following the collision, Vaughn’s sport utility vehicle rolled over but he suffered no injuries.

Vaughn’s license has already been suspended for six months for refusing to take a Breathalyzer test. He also was fined $100 for driving outside marked lanes.

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New York Met left fielder Bernard Gilkey was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and released on $600 cash bond, police said.

According to a police report, Gilkey was stopped on Port St. Lucie Blvd. and arrested early Tuesday morning after failing a number of field sobriety tests and refusing a breath test.

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Chris Bosio, trying to rebuild a career sidetracked by seven knee operations, gave up his comeback attempt with Boston Red Sox rather than face more rehabilitation for a strained muscle.

Bosio, who pitched a no-hitter against Boston in 1993 when he was with Seattle, wouldn’t have been able to throw for up to two weeks, pitching coach Joe Kerrigan said.

“When he came into camp he said that if things didn’t go smoothly that would be it,” Kerrigan said.

Bosio, hoping to make the team as a non-roster player, suffered the muscle injury just below his right shoulder blade Saturday.

The latest injury ruined any hope Bosio had of making the Red Sox in training camp, and he didn’t want to take a minor-league spot that could go to a younger player, his agent, Dennis Gilbert, said.

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Philadelphia third baseman Scott Rolen, the National League rookie of the year, signed a four-year, $10-million contract with the Phillies. The contract will pay him $750,000 this year, $1 million next year, $2.75 million in 2000 and $5.5 million in 2001.