| Player History |
| 06-01-2002 | Selected in the amateur draft (Round 8, 242 overall) by the Minnesota Twins. |
| 11-01-2003 | Freshman 2nd team All-America 1B (NCAA) |
| 06-01-2004 | Selected in the amateur draft (Round 3, 83 overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays. |
| 11-01-2004 | Sun Belt Conference (NCAA) All-Star OF |
| 11-01-2006 | Eastern League (AA) All-Star OF |
| 11-01-2006 | Eastern League (AA) Most Valuable Player |
| 11-01-2006 | Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Player of the Year |
| 11-01-2006 | Baseball America 1st team Minor League All-Star OF |
| 04-04-2009 | Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with C B. Jeroloman, in exchange for C R. Doumit, 3B N. Walker, SP T. Taubenheim. |
| 08-10-2009 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11-27-2009 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $411,800 through automatic renewal. |
| 12-01-2009 | Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for C V. Martinez, MR A. Miller. |
| 01-01-2010 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 07-18-2010 | Was selected to the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 08-04-2010 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the Boston Red Sox, with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored. |
| 08-04-2010 | Goes 5-5 against the Boston Red Sox, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R. |
| 08-09-2010 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09-26-2010 | Hits three home runs against the Chicago White Sox, going 4-6 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
| 10-15-2010 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $51,000,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
| 01-01-2011 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 04-25-2011 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07-17-2011 | Was selected to the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 01-01-2012 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 06-02-2012 | Goes 5-6 against the Los Angeles Angels, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R. |
| 06-04-2012 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 01-01-2013 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 03-10-2013 | Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for one week. |
| 04-11-2013 | Goes 5-6 against the Los Angeles Angels, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
| 09-01-2013 | Goes 5-5 against the Boston Red Sox, with 3 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R. |
| 09-29-2013 | Injured (sprained knee), out for 4 weeks. |
| 01-01-2014 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 01-01-2015 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 04-14-2015 | Suspended 8 games after ejection following a brawl. |
| 05-25-2015 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09-27-2015 | Goes 5-6 against the Kansas City Royals, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R. |
| 11-21-2015 | Became a free agent. |
| 01-01-2016 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
