Shawn Green #20 New York Mets Jersey

Shawn Green is playing with jersey #20 on the Mets. He wore #15 with the Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Blue Jays.

I found this site where you can customize a Mets jersey with Green's name and number.

Active in the Jewish community

"Bobby pins would have slid off Carlos Delgado's bald head, so he used sticky tape to make sure the yarmulke stayed in its proper place. Shawn Green was getting married, and it wouldn't be kosher if the guys in the wedding party looked unkempt.

Delgado chuckled as he recalled the story. Yes, the anecdote was true, but when he was probed for more minutiae, like whether he danced the hora, Delgado scoffed. It's all in the details, he was told, and Delgado nodded. Here was one more piece of advice he could tuck away and share with Green at a later date. Be cognizant of the details."

-- Lisa Olson, New York Daily News, August 25, 2006

""I'll try to blend in and contribute when I can," said Green. He and his wife plan to live in Manhattan, where they'll soak in new cultures and become active in the Jewish community. Delgado promised to remind him of his priorities, should Green's attention be diverted. Delgado's used to guiding Green. They were at Delgado's wedding in Puerto Rico last December when Delgado made his own request. If Delgado could tape a yarmulke to his head, Green could salsa dance."

-- Lisa Olson, New York Daily News, August 25, 2006

Shea Stadium Jewish Heritage Day

This Sunday, August 27, is the annual Jewish Heritage Day at Shea Stadium. Watch Shawn Green, David Wright, Carlos Delgado and the rest of the New York Mets take on the Phildelphia Phillies.

Come out to Shea, wear a Mets jersey, and show your support for Shawn Green and his teammates! (The Mets still have not announced a uniform number for Shawn Green. Carlos Beltran wears his #15.)

Plenty of tickets are still available at StubHub.

Carlos Delgado's kippah problem

"[Carlos] Delgado has kept his head shaven for years and seldom thought twice about it. But his smooth scalp created a problem when he was a member of [Shawn] Green's Jewish wedding party in 2003.

Delgado had to wear a yarmulke during the service, but the yarmulke wouldn't stay on his head.

The solution: two-sided tape."

-- From 8/23/06 MLB.com article by Marty Noble and Chris Girandola

If he wasn't completely shaven, Carlos Delgado could have used Kippon...

Shawn Green and New York's Jews

"[Shawn] Green, who is Jewish, discussed the move with his wife, and the two decided that the move [to the New York Mets] had value because of New York's large Jewish population. New York City is 11 percent Jewish and has the second-largest population of Jews outside of Tel Aviv with an estimated 972,000.

"It's definitely head and shoulders in the country and probably the world," Green said. "I'm looking forward to being a part of it. It will be an interesting and fun experience." "

-- From 8/23/06 MLB.com article by Marty Noble & Chris Girandola

Shawn Green to the New York Mets

The New York Mets just traded for today's premier Jewish major league baseball player - Shawn Green!!!

Green and greenbacks (millions of them) to the Mets in exchange for Evan MacLane, a minor league pitcher. Shawn Greene waived his no-trade clause and the MLB commissioner's office gave a green light to the deal.

I want to buy a new MLB Shawn Green Mets authentic home jersey (or maybe a replica jersey) but I don't know his new jersey number. He wore #15 with the Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Blue Jays but Carlos Beltran wears 15 for the Mets. What uniform number will Green choose?

What do you think of the trade for the New York Mets?