Promising MLB Careers That Injuries Totally Derailed

Darryl Strawberry

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Strawberry won Rookie of the Year honors as a 21-year-old in 1983 and hit at least 26 homers in each of his first nine MLB seasons. But a mix of injuries and suspension for cocaine use limited his playing time for the rest of his career; he played in just 335 games over his last eight seasons.

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