06/01/1998 |
Drafted in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Boston Red Sox. |
06/29/1998 |
Named the #5 prospect in the MLB |
08/01/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/10/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/01/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/07/1998 |
Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R. |
10/07/1998 |
Wins the 1998 MLB AL Wild Card Series MVP Award. |
11/18/1998 |
Finished 2nd in 1998 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
11/29/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $144,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (65). |
07/07/1999 |
Injured (Elbow strain), out for 4-5 weeks. |
12/04/1999 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,400 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (65). |
07/09/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/14/2000 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,500,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
11/20/2000 |
Wins the 2000 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
11/23/2000 |
Finished 2nd in 2000 MLB AL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65). |
04/02/2001 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
04/30/2001 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
05/24/2001 |
Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks. |
08/13/2001 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/25/2001 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,000,000. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65). |
04/15/2002 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
05/01/2002 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/17/2002 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/07/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/01/2002 |
Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/26/2002 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
09/28/2002 |
Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $70,000,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization. |
10/09/2002 |
Wins the 2002 MLB AL Wild Card Series MVP Award. |
11/16/2002 |
Wins the 2002 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
11/19/2002 |
Finished 3rd in 2002 MLB AL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 70 (70). |
06/04/2003 |
Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 1 day. |
07/13/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/14/2003 |
Wins the 2003 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at LF. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 70 (70). |
06/17/2004 |
Was selected to the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/07/2004 |
Wins the 2004 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at DH. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 70 (70). |
04/16/2005 |
Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week. |
06/12/2005 |
Was selected to the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/01/2005 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/11/2005 |
Wins the 2005 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at DH. |
11/14/2005 |
Finished 2nd in 2005 MLB AL MVP Award voting. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65). |
07/23/2006 |
Hits three home runs against the Kansas City Royals, going 4-4 with 6 RBI and 5 runs scored! |
07/24/2006 |
Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run! |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65). |
05/19/2007 |
Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
06/10/2007 |
Was selected to the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/23/2007 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/08/2007 |
Wins the 2007 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65). |
05/11/2008 |
Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run! |
06/01/2008 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/15/2008 |
Was selected to the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
11/13/2008 |
Wins the 2008 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
11/16/2008 |
Finished 3rd in 2008 MLB AL MVP Award voting. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
07/20/2009 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
08/24/2009 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit! |
09/01/2009 |
Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/13/2009 |
Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week. |
11/25/2009 |
Became a free agent. |
12/15/2009 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $141,000,000 with the New York Mets organization. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 70 (70). |
06/05/2010 |
Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/06/2010 |
Injured (intercostal strain),out for 4 days. |
07/23/2010 |
Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/29/2010 |
Wins the 2010 World Series with the New York Mets. |
10/30/2010 |
Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract. |
01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
03/09/2011 |
Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
04/19/2011 |
Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/16/2011 |
Was traded by the New York Mets to the Seattle Mariners, along with 2B Alex Rodriguez, C Gerald Laird, and 3B Jared Sandberg, in exchange for C A J Pierzynski, 2B Jason Kipnis, and 3B Carlos Guillen. |
07/09/2011 |
Hits his 400th career Major League Baseball home run! |
07/17/2011 |
Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for one week. |
09/21/2011 |
Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/31/2011 |
Executed his contract year option. |
12/04/2011 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $47,200,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization. |
01/01/2012 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
01/09/2012 |
Released by the Seattle Mariners. |
01/21/2012 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $35,100,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
02/20/2012 |
Released by the Baltimore Orioles. |
02/27/2012 |
Released by the Baltimore Orioles. |
03/19/2012 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $19,400,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
04/09/2012 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for . |
04/14/2012 |
Scores his 1500th career Major League Baseball run! |
04/16/2012 |
Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for . |
04/30/2012 |
Goes 0-1 against the Texas Rangers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
06/13/2012 |
Collects his 1500th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
08/06/2012 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/2013 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
04/08/2013 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
05/06/2013 |
Injured (fractured foot),out for 6 weeks. |
07/15/2013 |
Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball hit! |
01/01/2014 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65). |
01/01/2015 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60). |
02/22/2015 |
Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Chicago White Sox development complex. |
05/27/2015 |
Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 9-10 months. |
11/23/2015 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 months. |
11/24/2015 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2016 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55). |
01/11/2016 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,480,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
07/15/2016 |
Injured (fractured thumb),out for 6 weeks. |
11/21/2016 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2017 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45). |
02/22/2017 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization. |