Shawn Green - Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

  • While Green is often likened to the former Jewish slugger, Hank Greenberg, Green's grandfather in fact shortened the family name from Greenberg to Green, for "business reasons."
  • Green's walkup songs were "Be Yourself" by Audioslave and "Song 2" by Blur.
  • Threw his batting gloves to children each time he hit a home run in his home ballpark.
  • Has two bats in the National Baseball Hall of Fame: 1) the bat he used on May 23, 2002, to hit 4 homers against the Milwaukee Brewers; and 2) the bat he used to hit a grand slam on May 21, 2000, one of a record six grand slams hit on that day.
  • Shawn was also a playable character is Backyard Baseball

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