12/06/1996 |
Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
12/06/1996 |
Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (75); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 45 (55). |
01/13/1997 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization with a signing bonus of $120,000. |
01/26/1997 |
Released by the Toronto organization. |
01/26/1997 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization with a signing bonus of $120,000. |
04/07/1997 |
Named the #2 prospect in the MLB |
06/27/1997 |
Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/13/1997 |
Was selected to the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/01/1997 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/18/1997 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
09/01/1997 |
Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/06/1997 |
Wins the 1997 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award. |
11/18/1997 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $194,000. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (75); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 45 (55). |
08/26/1998 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week. |
11/17/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $204,000. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 50 (55). |
06/07/1999 |
Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
10/21/1999 |
Wins the 1999 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays. |
10/26/1999 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,960,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
10/30/1999 |
Wins the 1999 MLB AL Great Glove Award at RF. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (55). |
04/29/2000 |
Injured (precautionary reasons (head injury)),out for 3 days. |
07/14/2000 |
Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks. |
10/12/2000 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/15/2000 |
Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week. |
11/01/2000 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,880,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
11/07/2000 |
Wins the 2000 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at CF. |
11/11/2000 |
Finished 2nd in 2000 MLB AL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50). |
05/29/2001 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $62,300,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
07/15/2001 |
Was selected to the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (55). |
03/28/2002 |
Injured on 03/25/2002, diagnosed with a forearm strain, will miss 6 weeks. |
05/26/2002 |
Injured on 05/25/2002, diagnosed with a strained tricep tendon, is day-to-day. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50). |
04/11/2003 |
Goes 5-5 against the Texas Rangers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
04/13/2003 |
Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/12/2003 |
Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
08/15/2003 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Milwaukee Brewers, with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
11/11/2003 |
Wins the 2003 MLB AL Great Glove Award at RF. |
12/24/2003 |
Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Detroit Tigers, along with $160,000, in exchange for SP Andy Anderson, RP Joe Kennedy, and LF Ryan Langerhans. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50). |
05/04/2004 |
Hits three home runs against the Chicago White Sox, going 3-5 with 8 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
11/10/2004 |
Wins the 2004 MLB AL Great Glove Award at RF. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1997 |
368 |
1 |
2000 |
342 |
3 |
2001 |
349 |
5 |
|
Year |
2B |
Rank |
1997 |
66 |
1 |
1998 |
49 |
1 |
1999 |
44 |
7 |
|
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
2000 |
41 |
4 |
2001 |
39 |
8 |
|
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1997 |
127 |
2 |
2000 |
117 |
5 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
2000 |
20 |
1 |
2001 |
20 |
1 |
|
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1997 |
100 |
1 |
1999 |
82 |
4 |
2000 |
79 |
5 |
2001 |
83 |
4 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1997 |
.323 |
7 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1997 |
.589 |
4 |
2000 |
.594 |
4 |
2001 |
.594 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1997 |
141.54 |
3 |
2000 |
129.83 |
9 |
2001 |
129.98 |
10 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1997 |
8.57 |
5 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1997 |
.266 |
6 |
1999 |
.272 |
10 |
2000 |
.286 |
4 |
2001 |
.287 |
5 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1997 |
.416 |
5 |
2000 |
.414 |
6 |
2001 |
.408 |
6 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1997 |
.971 |
5 |
2000 |
.978 |
5 |
2001 |
.969 |
6 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1997 |
5.9 |
6 |
2000 |
6.3 |
4 |
2001 |
7.6 |
2 |
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