11/27/1995 |
Entered the Major League Baseball as a free agent from Japan. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (60). |
01/09/1996 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,650,000 with the Florida Marlins organization. |
11/18/1996 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $2,650,000. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/17/1997 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $2,650,000. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/21/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,000,000. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55). |
11/20/1999 |
Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent. |
12/23/1999 |
Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Seattle Mariners organization. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50). |
05/09/2000 |
Injured (scratched cornea),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
05/15/2000 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week. |
08/29/2000 |
Injured (ruptured medial collateral ligament),out for 10 months. |
11/25/2000 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50). |
08/15/2001 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization. |
09/12/2001 |
Wins the 2001 Southern League Round 1 with the Carolina Mudcats! |
12/03/2001 |
Released by the Colorado organization. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50). |