Shawn David Green Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Shawn David Green (born November 10, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball right-fielder. Green was a 1st round draft pick and a two-time major league All-Star. He drove in 100 runs four times and scored 100 runs four times, hit 40 or more home runs three times, led the league in doubles, extra base hits, and total bases, won both a Gold Glove Award and a Silver Slugger Award, and set the Dodgers single-season record in home runs. Green was also in the top five in the league in home runs, RBIs, intentional walks, and MVP voting.Green holds or is tied for the following major league records: most home runs in a game (4), most extra base hits in a game (5), most total bases in a game (19), most runs scored in a game (6), most home runs in two consecutive games (5), most home runs in three consecutive games (7), and most consecutive home runs (4). He hit his 4 home runs, 5 extra base hits, and 19 total bases against the Milwaukee Brewers in 2002. Green broke the record of 18 total bases (4 home runs and double) set by Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves (vs. Brooklyn Dodgers) in 1954.At the time of his retirement, he was one of only four active players with at least 300 home runs, 1,000 runs and RBIs, 400 doubles, a .280 batting average, and 150 stolen bases. The others were Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Gary Sheffield, each of whom was at least two years older than Green, with at least 1,400 more at bats (though in each case, the other three had considerably more home runs and, in the case of Bonds, far more doubles and runs scored too).Green was noted for his smooth swing. He was also known for the strength and accuracy of his arm; he had 14 assists from the outfield, for example, in 1998.Green was one of the best-known Jewish major league ballplayers, and the most prominent one with the New York Mets since Art Shamsky played right field for the 1969 World Champion Mets. Of Jewish major leaguers, only Hank Greenberg, with 331 home runs and 1,276 RBIs, has more major league home runs and RBIs than Green. Green opted to miss games on Yom Kippur, even when his team was in the middle of a playoff race. Green was arguably the best Jewish baseball player since Sandy Koufax, although his stats (especially his home runs) declined in his last years. Shawn Green retired on February 28, 2008.
He gives a batting glove to 2 children after hitting a home run in his home ball park. This tradition began while he was a Dodger.
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Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Arizona Diamondbacks. [December 2004]
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(January 9) Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Arizona Diamondbacks after waiving his no trade clause. The deal allowed the Diamondbacks to send Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees via the Dodgers in exchange for Green, pitchers Javier Vazquez, Brad Halsey and $19 million. [2005]
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Turned down a baseball scholarship to Stanford University.
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Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Daughters, Presley Taylor & Chandler Rose
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Second daughter, Chandler Rose (born 26 August 2005).
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Has one daughter, Presley Taylor (born 22 December 2002).
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Was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1991 amateur draft.
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Despite having his most productive years with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was traded in late 2004 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Made his Major League Baseball debut on September 28, 1993.
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Donates $250,000 of his salary during each year of his contract to the Dodgers' Dream Foundation, totaling $1.5 million over six years. These contributions have supported the development of four Dodger Dream Fields throughout the City of Los Angeles and the purchase of books for local elementary schools and youth community programs as part of the Dodgers Reading Dugout Program.
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Graduated from Tustin (California) High School.
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Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1991 amateur draft.
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Year
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Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2010
Documentary
Himself
Sunday Night Baseball
1995-2009
TV Series
Himself - Los Angeles Dodgers Right Fielder / Himself - New York Mets Right Fielder / Himself - Los Angeles Dodgers First Baseman / ...
Late Show with David Letterman
2007
TV Series
Himself - Top Ten List Presenter
2006 National League Championship Series
2006
TV Mini-Series
Himself - New York Mets Right Fielder
The Core
2003
Himself
2002 MLB All-Star Game
2002
TV Special
Himself - NL Right Fielder: Los Angeles Dodgers
The Nick Cannon Show
2002
TV Series
Himself
1999 MLB All-Star Game
1999
TV Special
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Archive Footage
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Year
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Numb3rs
2005
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
The Core (2003) as Himself
Sunday Night Baseball (1995-2009) as Himself - Los Angeles Dodgers Right Fielder / Himself - Los Angeles Dodgers First Baseman / Himself - New York Mets Right Fielder / Himself - Toronto Blue Jays Right Fielder / Right Fielder / Himself - Arizona Diamondbacks Center Fielder / Himself - New York Mets Pinch Hitter / Himself - New York Mets Pitcher / Himself - Toronto Blue Jays Pinch Hitter
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010) as Himself
$1.6 Million
