Selected by the Atlanta Braves out of Vallejo (Calif.) High School in the 4th round (No. 117 overall) of the June 1992 First-Year Player Draft...signed by David Wilder on June 7, 1992...traded by the Braves to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jose Pimentel, Sept. 9, 1998...released by the Dodgers, Nov. 22, 1998...signed by the Cincinnati Reds as a Minor League free agent, Dec. 17. 1998...granted free agency, Oct. 15, 1999...signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as a Minor League free agent, Nov. 17, 1999...granted free agency, Oct. 15, 2000...signed by the Minnesota Twins as a Minor League free agent, Feb. 23, 2001...traded by the Twins to the Braves for future considerations, July 22, 2001...granted free agency, Oct. 15, 2001...signed as a free agent by the Braves, Oct. 25, 2001...granted free agency, Oct. 15, 2002...signed as a free agent by the Braves, Jan. 9, 2003...granted free agency, Oct. 4, 2004...signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a Minor League free agent, Nov. 3, 2004...signed by the Yomiuri Giants as a free agent, Dec. 25, 2006...signed by the Kansas City Royals as a Minor league free agent, Dec. 12, 2007...graduated from Vallejo (Calif.) High School where he played football and baseball and earned All-State honors in baseball...made MLB debut April 24, 1998 and collected his first Major League hit in his first at bat, against the Diamondbacks Brian Anderson...saw his most extensive work in the Majors during 2005 and 2006 for Tampa Bay, playing in a combined 241 games...has played all three outfield positions...bats right-handed and throws left-handed, one of just a handful of position players to do that, including Rickey Henderson and Dave McCarty.
