Shawn Green
Why We're Living in the Golden Age of Jewish Baseball
We’re living through a veritable golden age of Jewish baseball. A new museum exhibit takes a look at those who lay the foundations for Ryan Braun and Ian Kinsler.
Jews on 1st? Baseball and the Quest for Identity
There were two Jewish players on the rosters for baseball’s All-Star Game last night. That makes about 2.5% of a total of 78 guys. So what, you ask? J.J. Goldberg explains.
Green Egged On by Ham?
It’s bad enough that a nice Jewish boy like New York Mets outfielder Shawn Green has to measure up against artificially pumped-up steroid-using sluggers. But the Shmooze’s biggest fear is that, with the playoffs under way this week, Green — who sits out games on Yom Kippur regularly — will succumb to the most unkosher of supplements: Turns out that the best hitter on the Mets, centerfielder Carlos Beltran, attributes his past postseason success to a steady diet of ham-and-cheese sandwiches.
Mets’ Grass Gets Green-er
On August 22, just five days before this year’s Jewish Heritage Day, the New York Mets acquired slugger Shawn Green, a bona fide Jew who even has been known to sit out games on Yom Kippur.