| Player History |
| 11-19-1999 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $276,451 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-2000 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 7 (7). |
| 07-18-2000 | Goes 5-8 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R. |
| 11-22-2000 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $292,814 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-2001 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 8 (8). |
| 04-10-2001 | Hits three home runs against the Seattle Mariners, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
| 07-09-2001 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11-07-2001 | Wins the 2001 MLB AL Glove Wizard Award at LF. |
| 11-17-2001 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,710,080 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-2002 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 7 (7). |
| 06-05-2002 | Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 07-29-2002 | Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Texas Rangers, along with $2,036,800, in exchange for SP T. Ritchie. |
| 11-20-2002 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,968,064 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-2003 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 15 (18); Eye: 10 (11). |
| 04-08-2003 | Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for one week. |
| 11-16-2003 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,374,451 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-2004 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (16); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 9 (11). |
| 04-16-2004 | Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days. |
| 07-12-2004 | Injured (fractured jaw), out for 5 weeks. |
| 09-06-2004 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11-24-2004 | Became a free agent. |
| 12-16-2004 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,299,200 with the Texas Rangers organization. |
| 01-01-2005 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (14); Power: 15 (16); Eye: 8 (8). |
| 03-12-2005 | Injured (strep throat), day-to-day for one week. |
| 08-01-2005 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 01-01-2006 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 14 (15); Eye: 10 (11). |
| 03-11-2006 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $57,081,600 with the Texas Rangers organization. |
| 04-24-2006 | Injured (jammed finger), day-to-day for one week. |
| 04-30-2006 | Injured (scratched cornea), out for 2 weeks. |
| 07-12-2006 | Goes 6-6 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. |
| 01-01-2007 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (16); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 10 (11). |
| 03-12-2007 | Injured (back spasms), out for 2 weeks. |
| 07-21-2007 | Injured (strained hamstring muscle), day-to-day for one week. |
| 01-01-2008 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 15 (16); Eye: 8 (9). |