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Shawn David Green (born November 10, 1972, in Des Plaines, Illinois) is a 6' 4" left-handed Major League Baseball player. Green, the starting right fielder for the New York Mets in 2007, became a free agent in October 2007. more...

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Green was a 1st round draft pick, and has been a two-time major league All-Star. He has driven 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 has also been 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.

He is 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 are Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Gary Sheffield, each of whom is at least two years older than Green, with at least 1,400 more at bats.

Through 2006, in the 2000s he is 2nd in the major leagues in games played (798), 13th in total bases (1,535), 15th in home runs (162), 16th in hits (842), and 17th in runs (505). He has also hit .351 with the bases loaded.

Green is noted for his smooth swing. He is also known for the strength and accuracy of his arm; he had 14 assists from the outfield, for example, in 1998.

Green is one of the best-known Jewish-American major league ballplayers, and the most prominent one with the 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, and only Buddy Myer has more hits. Green has opted to miss games on Yom Kippur, even when his team was in the middle of a playoff race. Green is arguably the best Jewish baseball player since Sandy Koufax.

High School

Green attended Tustin High School in Tustin, California, where he tied the California Interscholastic Federation record with 147 hits during his senior year. He was a 1st team selection to the 1991 USA Today All-USA high school team, while ranking 3rd in his class academically. Mark Grace also played baseball for Tustin.

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