| Player History |
| 08-03-1986 | Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 01-01-1987 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (8); Power: 3 (7); Eye: 3 (6). |
| 05-31-1987 | Was selected to the 1987 MLB Double A All-Star Game. |
| 11-16-1987 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (8); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 6 (8). |
| 04-01-1988 | Named the #39 prospect in the MLB |
| 11-21-1988 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-1989 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 6 (7). |
| 07-01-1989 | Was traded by the Houston Astros to the New York (N) Mets in exchange for MR S. Corbett, 3B R. Ventura. |
| 11-22-1989 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01-01-1990 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8). |
| 06-16-1990 | Was traded by the New York (N) Mets to the California Angels, along with C H. Villanueva, SP M. Flanagan, RF B. Bonnell, in exchange for SP S. Crawford, MR P. Gibson, RF K. Rhodes. |
| 07-01-1990 | Was traded by the California Angels to the Houston Astros in exchange for SS M. Bordick, SP F. Youmans. |
| 08-19-1990 | Goes 5-5 against the Atlanta Braves, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R. |
| 11-19-1990 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,148,800 through arbitration. |
| 11-22-1990 | Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with CF B. Anderson, in exchange for LF M. Carreon, RF S. Finley. |
| 01-01-1991 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (8). |
| 06-29-1991 | Was selected to the 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 11-18-1991 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,386,200 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-1992 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (7). |
| 11-17-1992 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,615,000 through arbitration. |
| 01-01-1993 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
| 05-06-1993 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $35,000,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. |
| 05-16-1993 | Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for . |
| 01-01-1994 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). |
| 05-09-1994 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 05-18-1994 | Goes 0-5 against the Detroit Tigers, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. |
| 06-01-1994 | Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-20-1994 | Was selected to the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 06-24-1994 | Goes 5-5 against the Kansas City Royals, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. |
| 06-27-1994 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 01-01-1995 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 9 (9). |
| 05-22-1995 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 06-01-1995 | Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| 06-20-1995 | Was selected to the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 06-26-1995 | Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07-22-1995 | Goes 5-6 against the Minnesota Twins, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R. |