| Player History |
| 06/01/1995 | Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft. |
| 11/01/1999 | Voted the 1999 MLB AL Rookie of the Year |
| 04/30/2004 | AL Player of the Month (April 2004) |
| 06/24/2004 | Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Kansas City Royals to the Houston Astros. The Oakland Athletics sent Mark Teahen and Mike Wood to the Kansas City Royals. The Houston Astros sent Octavio Dotel to the Oakland Athletics. The Houston Astros sent John Buck and cash to the Kansas City Royals. |
| 07/13/2004 | Selected to the 2004 ML All-Star game. |
| 01/13/2005 | Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. |
| 07/12/2005 | Selected to the 2005 ML All-Star game. |
| 07/11/2006 | Selected to the 2006 ML All-Star game. |
| 11/01/2006 | Voted the 2006 MLB NL Gold Glove (OF) |
| 11/01/2006 | Voted the 2006 MLB NL Silver Slugger (OF) |
| 07/10/2007 | Selected to the 2007 ML All-Star game. |
| 11/01/2007 | Voted the 2007 MLB NL Gold Glove (OF) |
| 11/01/2007 | Voted the 2007 MLB NL Silver Slugger (OF) |
| 11/01/2008 | Voted the 2008 MLB NL Gold Glove (OF) |
| 07/10/2009 | Selected to the 2009 ML All-Star game |
| 05/30/2011 | Injured (back tightness), out for 2 weeks. |
| 06/17/2011 | Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 07/04/2011 | Was selected to the 2011 Major League All-Star Game. |
| 09/25/2011 | Hits his 300th career Major League home run! |
| 11/23/2011 | Became a free agent. |
| 01/01/2012 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (53); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 61 (61). |
| 04/07/2012 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $28,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
| 06/05/2012 | Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
| 07/15/2012 | Collects his 2000th career Major League hit! |
| 07/17/2012 | Injured on 07/15/2012, diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 5 weeks. |
| 08/20/2012 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days. |
| 01/01/2013 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (58); Power: 52 (57); Eye: 66 (71). |
| 01/05/2013 | Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Baltimore Orioles, along with MR Patrick Keating, SP Jorge Arvizy, 2B Christopher Porter, in exchange for 2B J.J. Hardy, SP Jonathon Niese. |
| 04/01/2013 | Got claimed off waivers by St. Louis while with Baltimore. |
| 05/06/2013 | Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 3 weeks. |
| 07/13/2013 | Injured (bruised finger), day-to-day for 2 days. |
| 08/23/2013 | Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Cubs, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R. |