Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 2001...Injured on 4/18/2003 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days...
Injured on 8/11/2003 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days...
Traded from Pittsburgh to Minnesota on 2/7/2004 (Going to Pit: SS M. Tejada. Going to Min: 2B P. Reese, SS J. Castillo, P  J. VanBenSchoten, P  M. Megrew)...
Traded from Minnesota to San Diego on 2/16/2004 (Going to Min: 1B M. Sweeney, CF S. Victorino. Going to SD: P  K. Benson, CF L. Ford, P  J. VanBenSchoten)...
Traded from San Diego to Montreal on 3/30/2004 (Going to SD: 2B J. Vidro. Going to Mon: 2B L. Castillo, P  J. VanBenSchoten, CF B. Anderson, P  R. Gardner)...
Traded from Montreal to Milwaukee on 3/30/2004 (Going to Mon: 3B W. Betemit, P  E. Thomas. Going to Mil: P  J. VanBenSchoten)...
Injured on 7/4/2004 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 8/22/2004, off Tomo Ohka (Mon)...
Earned first career win on 9/7/2004...
Traded from Milwaukee to Los Angeles on 2/28/2005 (Going to Mil: SS A. Rodriguez, P  G. Meche, P  K. Strayhorn. Going to LA: P  J. VanBenSchoten, SS B. Hall, 1B B. Nelson)...
Injured on 6/25/2005 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
Won World Series with Los Angeles in 2005...
Hit first career homerun on 7/7/2006, off John Halama (SF)...
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game...
Traded from Los Angeles to Kansas City on 2/7/2008 (Going to KC: P  J. VanBenSchoten, 1B E. Crozier, P  O. Leyte. Going to LA: P  A. Eaton, CF S. Mcminn)...
Traded from Kansas City to New York (N) on 2/28/2008 (Going to NYM: P  J. VanBenSchoten. Going to KC: P  0. 0WaiverClaim)...
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/27/2009 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 4/30/2011 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
Injured on 4/22/2012 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Released by Seattle on 2/4/2013...
Retired in 2014.
