06/06/2006 | Drafted in the 2006 first-year player draft (Round 9, 273th overall pick) by the San Diego Padres |
12/14/2007 | Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for OF Jim Edmonds |
10/28/2011 | Won the 2011 Major League World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals |
07/10/2012 | Was selected to the 2012 Major League All-Star Game. |
11/22/2013 | Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Fernando Salas to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Randal Grichuk (minors) and Peter Bourjos. |
07/24/2015 | Was traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the Kansas City Royals, along with CL Huston Street, in exchange for 3B Hunter Dozier, RF Jorge Bonifacio. |
08/12/2015 | Injured (back soreness), out for 2 weeks. |
11/13/2015 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,500,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
01/01/2016 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55). |
05/16/2016 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/2016 | Injured on 07/07/2016, diagnosed with a bruised wrist, will miss 2 weeks. |
11/26/2016 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/2017 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55). |
04/03/2017 | Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners organization. |
11/20/2017 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/2018 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (60). |
05/27/2018 | Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Spiders organization. |
06/25/2018 | Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for one week. |
07/28/2018 | Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 2 days. |
08/16/2018 | Injured on 08/15/2018, diagnosed with a sore foot, is day-to-day. |