Shawn Green turns 51 today. Shawn was the Blue Jays’ pick in the 1st round of the 1991 amateur draft out of high school in Tustin, California. Manny Ramirez was picked up two spots before him. We got the pick from San Francisco as compensation for their signing of our free agent, Bud Black. Shawn received a $725,000 signing bonus. Shawn quickly rose through the Jays’ minor league system, instantly becoming the top prospect from the moment he signed.
After the season, the Jays announced that Cito Gaston would return as a hitting coach for the 2000 season. Green wasn’t thrilled, as they hadn’t gotten along before, and he decided to ask for a trade closer to his home in California. Our brilliant GM, Gord Ash, traded him with Jorge Nunez to the Dodgers for Raul Mondesi and Pedro Borbon. Mondesi wasn’t a bad player, but he didn’t have the work ethic to become the star we hoped he would .
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