05/29/2000 |
Entered the Skyline Baseball League as an international amateur free agent from Venezuela. |
06/01/2000 |
Signed a minor league contract ($3,200,000 bonus) out of Venezuela with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (80); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 20 (25). |
08/19/2001 |
Wins the 2001 DSL DSL Wildcard Round MVP Award. |
08/29/2001 |
Wins the 2001 DSL DSL Semi-Final Series MVP Award. |
12/21/2001 |
Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Philadelphia Phillies, along with SS Juan Medrano, RF Danny Basham, in exchange for RF D.J. Ferris, a 4th draft pick. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (75); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 20 (30). |
04/15/2002 |
Released by the Philadelphia organization. |
04/17/2002 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
11/27/2002 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Las Vegas Knights, along with SP Mike Dykes, CF Mike Burkhardt, SS Jorge Cabrera, in exchange for SP Dave Glassmire. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (75); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 20 (25). |
06/09/2003 |
Was traded by the Las Vegas Knights to the Chicago White Sox, along with LF Luis Infante, a 3rd draft pick, a 6th draft pick, in exchange for SS Greg Cane. |
07/28/2003 |
Wins the NWL NWL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 Northwest League All-Star Game. |
08/01/2003 |
Wins the NWL NWL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/04/2003 |
Wins the NWL NWL Player of the Week Award. |
08/11/2003 |
Wins the NWL NWL Player of the Week Award. |
08/18/2003 |
Wins the SAL SAL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/2003 |
Wins the 2003 NWL NWL Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
10/04/2003 |
Finished 2nd in 2003 NWL NWL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 25 (35). |
05/21/2004 |
Goes 5-5 against the Dunedin Blue Jays, with 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 5 R. |
05/24/2004 |
Wins the A+ CFSL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 30 (35). |
05/30/2005 |
Injured (Conjunctivitis), day-to-day for 4 days. |
06/03/2005 |
Goes 0-3 against the Columbus Clippers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. |
06/10/2005 |
Was selected to the 2005 Triple A All-Star Game. |
08/08/2005 |
Wins the AAA IL Player of the Week Award. |
08/22/2005 |
Wins the AAA IL Player of the Week Award. |
09/29/2005 |
Finished 2nd in 2005 AAA IL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
11/27/2005 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35). |
04/05/2006 |
Goes 6-6 against the Kansas City Royals, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R. |
05/01/2006 |
Wins the SKY WEST Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/28/2006 |
Wins the SKY WEST Player of the Week Award. |
11/27/2006 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35). |
11/28/2007 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40). |
04/14/2008 |
Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for SS Josh Nason, SS Jose Morales. |
07/20/2008 |
Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for one week. |
11/15/2008 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,700,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40). |
10/03/2009 |
Goes 0-4 against the Toronto Blue Jays, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
11/20/2009 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,900,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40). |
08/09/2010 |
Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for SP Dan Abel, 2B Min-bum Kim. |
11/28/2010 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40). |
01/06/2011 |
Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $13,000,000 with the Washington Nationals organization. |
06/18/2011 |
Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
08/15/2011 |
Injured (Torn thumb ligament), out for 4-5 weeks. |
01/01/2012 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40). |
04/16/2012 |
Wins the SKY EAST Player of the Week Award. |
04/27/2012 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000,000 with the Washington Nationals organization. |
06/09/2012 |
Injured (Dehydration), day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/04/2012 |
Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Cubs, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
08/18/2012 |
Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R. |
11/21/2012 |
Wins the 2012 SKY EAST Great Glove at LF. |
11/21/2012 |
Wins the 2012 SKY EAST Platinum Stick at LF. |
01/01/2013 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (40). |
06/04/2013 |
Injured (Lacerated hand), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
06/18/2013 |
Goes 0-3 against the California Angels, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. |
09/02/2013 |
Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/2014 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (40). |
11/28/2014 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2015 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (40). |
01/22/2015 |
Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. |
05/24/2015 |
Injured (Torn labrum (Shoulder)), out for 9-10 months. |
10/12/2015 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 12 months. |
11/28/2015 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2016 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (40). |
02/01/2016 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization. |
11/28/2016 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2017 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (40). |
04/05/2017 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization. |
04/17/2017 |
Released by the Miami organization. |
04/26/2017 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. |
07/03/2017 |
Released by the Milwaukee Brewers. |
08/09/2017 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
08/29/2017 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
11/28/2017 |
Became a minor league free agent. |
01/01/2018 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (45). |
04/04/2018 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization. |
04/09/2018 |
Released by the Miami Marlins. |
11/04/2018 |
Retired from professional baseball. |