| 06/03/2003 | Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (29th) of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA). |
| 12/03/2007 | Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for 1B Chris Carter |
| 07/10/2008 | Was selected to the 2008 Major League All-Star Game. |
| 11/01/2008 | Wins the 2008 ML AL Silver Slugger Award at OF. |
| 07/12/2011 | Was selected to the 2011 Major League All-Star Game. |
| 12/31/2011 | Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the San Diego Padres in exchange for P Simon Castro and P Pedro Hernandez |
| 04/19/2015 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,750,000 with the New York Yankees organization. |
| 05/02/2015 | Injured (bruised elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
| 06/07/2015 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl. |
| 09/28/2015 | Injured (bruised elbow), day-to-day for 3 days. |
| 10/14/2015 | Wins the 2015 MLB AL League Divisional Series MVP Award. |
| 11/29/2015 | Became a free agent. |
| 01/01/2016 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55). |
| 01/14/2016 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $31,500,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. |
| 05/31/2016 | Injured (knee contusion), out for one week. |
| 07/10/2016 | Was selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 08/17/2016 | Injured on 08/16/2016, diagnosed with a strained groin muscle, will miss 5-6 weeks. |
| 09/26/2016 | Injured (bruised knee), out for 1-2 weeks. |
| 01/01/2017 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (60). |
| 05/06/2017 | Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
| 05/22/2017 | Injured (High ankle sprain), out for 6-7 weeks. |
| 01/01/2018 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (60). |
| 05/03/2018 | Injured on 05/01/2018, diagnosed with a foot contusion, will miss 2 weeks. |
| 08/18/2018 | Released by the Milwaukee Brewers. |