| Player History |
| 12/05/2008 | Drafted in the 2008 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall Pick) by the Washington Nationals. |
| 01/01/2009 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (67); Power: 6 (69); Eye: 6 (54). |
| 03/31/2009 | Named the #8 prospect in the ML |
| 01/01/2010 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (67); Power: 11 (69); Eye: 6 (54). |
| 03/30/2010 | Named the #61 prospect in the ML |
| 05/23/2010 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 3 days. |
| 07/12/2010 | Was selected to the 2010 Eastern League All-Star Game. |
| 12/08/2010 | Was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for 2B C. Lara. |
| 01/01/2011 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (14); Power: 3 (14); Eye: 5 (11). |
| 03/29/2011 | Named the #9 prospect in the ML |
| 06/23/2011 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-7 against the Huntsville Stars, with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
| 08/07/2011 | Goes 5-5 against the Montgomery Biscuits, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R. |
| 10/27/2011 | Named the #25 prospect in the ML |
| 01/01/2013 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 10 (11). |
| 03/25/2013 | Was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Yankees, along with 3B B. Rowell, in exchange for 2B C. Malec, SP A. Olbrychowski, C F. Hernandez, CL J. Albaladejo, MR B. Bruney, RF E. Gonzalez, RF F. Coffey, RF J. Rodgers, $780,000. |
| 04/07/2013 | Named the #16 prospect in the ML |
| 04/10/2013 | Injured (sprained elbow), out for one week. |
| 05/29/2013 | Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 09/07/2013 | Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for one week. |
| 11/22/2013 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $390,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01/01/2014 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 12 (12). |
| 03/26/2014 | Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 1 day. |
| 04/10/2014 | Goes 5-6 against the Tampa Bay Rays, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
| 04/21/2014 | Injured (mild hamstring strain), out for 2 weeks. |
| 08/17/2014 | Injured (sprained knee), out for 5 days. |
| 08/26/2014 | Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days. |
| 09/21/2014 | Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
| 09/22/2014 | Wins the ML AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 09/22/2014 | Injured (wrist soreness), out for 2 weeks. |
| 11/26/2014 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $390,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01/01/2015 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 12 (12). |
| 03/22/2015 | Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 6 days. |
| 09/28/2015 | Wins the ML AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11/19/2015 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,500,000 through arbitration. |
| 01/01/2016 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 12 (12). |
| 04/18/2016 | Was traded by the New York Yankees to the Kansas City Royals, along with LF D. Ortmeier, MR S. Fitzgerald, MR E. Flores, in exchange for SP M. Nickles, LF C. Calfee. |
| 05/10/2016 | Hits three home runs against the Chicago White Sox, going 4-5 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
| 09/05/2016 | Wins the ML AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11/26/2016 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,208,000 through arbitration. |
| 01/01/2017 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 12 (12). |
| 07/09/2017 | Injured (fractured finger), out for 5 weeks. |
| 08/08/2017 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks. |
| 08/31/2017 | Goes 5-6 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. |
| 11/05/2017 | Won the 2017 Major League World Series with the Kansas City Royals! |
| 11/27/2017 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,666,000 through arbitration. |
| 01/01/2018 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 12 (12). |
| 04/12/2018 | Injured (sprained knee), out for 3 weeks. |
| 04/23/2018 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks. |
| 05/28/2018 | Wins the ML AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06/11/2018 | Wins the ML AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06/25/2018 | Was selected to the 2018 Major League All-Star Game. |
| 06/29/2018 | Injured (bruised finger), day-to-day for 1 day. |
| 07/02/2018 | Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 1-2 weeks. |
| 07/22/2018 | Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
| 07/27/2018 | Injured (bruised elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
| 08/27/2018 | Injured (bone bruise (knee)), out for 3 months. |
| 11/17/2018 | Became a free agent. |
| 01/01/2019 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 11 (12). |
| 01/03/2019 | Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $56,300,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization. |
| 03/12/2019 | Injured (knee soreness), out for one week. |
| 06/28/2019 | Injured (sprained ankle), out for 7 weeks. |
| 11/10/2019 | Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Minnesota Twins, along with $3,000,000, in exchange for MR Scott Lonergan. |
| 01/01/2020 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 11 (11). |
| 03/22/2020 | Injured (hamstring strain), out for 3 weeks. |