| Player History |
| 06/01/2002 | Selected in the amateur draft (Round 1, 7 overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers. |
| 11/01/2002 | 1st team High School All-American 1B |
| 11/01/2002 | Rookie League All-Star DH |
| 11/01/2003 | Baseball America 1st team Minor League All-Star 1B |
| 11/01/2003 | Midwest League (A) All-Star 1B |
| 11/01/2003 | Midwest League (A) Most Valuable Player |
| 11/01/2003 | Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Player of the Year |
| 11/01/2004 | Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Player of the Year |
| 11/01/2005 | Baseball America 2nd team Minor League All-Star DH |
| 11/01/2005 | Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Player of the Year |
| 11/01/2005 | Triple-A All-Star DH |
| 11/01/2006 | NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: # 7) |
| 03/31/2007 | NL Player of the Month (May 2007) |
| 07/10/2007 | Was selected to the 2007 ML All-Star game. |
| 06/16/2008 | Wins the BLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/03/2008 | Hits three home runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks, going 4-6 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
| 11/13/2008 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,538,400 through arbitration. |
| 01/01/2009 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 06/01/2009 | Wins the BLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 07/13/2009 | Was selected to the 2009 BIg League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/27/2009 | Wins the BLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11/15/2009 | Wins the 2009 BLB NL Outstanding Hitter Award. |
| 11/22/2009 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,230,800 through arbitration. |
| 12/05/2009 | Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves, along with CF R. Westmoreland, in exchange for RF J. Francoeur, C T. Flowers, SP C. Vines. |
| 01/01/2010 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 04/01/2010 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $68,000,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization. |
| 06/17/2010 | Walkoff Home Run: Count 1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD), Distance : 416 ft |
| 01/01/2011 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 05/01/2011 | Wins the BLB NL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 05/16/2011 | Injured (concussion), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 06/30/2011 | Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl. |
| 08/22/2011 | Wins the BLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 01/01/2012 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 07/09/2012 | Wins the BLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11/02/2012 | Won the 2012 BIg League Baseball World Series with the Atlanta Braves! |
| 01/01/2013 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
| 02/04/2013 | Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cincinnati Reds, along with CF Gorkys Hernandez, SP Patrick Misch, SP Jason Knapp, SP Lawrence Scott, in exchange for SP Wade Davis, SS Andrew Lefave, RF J.D. Drew. |