| 07/01/1986 | Drafted in the 1986 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 38th overall pick) by the New York Mets. |
| 07/13/1986 | Signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization with a signing bonus of $250,000. |
| 01/01/1987 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (49); Power: 9 (58); Eye: 51 (52). |
| 06/14/1987 | Was selected to the 1987 ML Single A All-Star Game. |
| 06/22/1987 | Wins the MLA SL1 Player of the Week Award. |
| 01/01/1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (72); Power: 93 (93); Eye: 53 (53). |
| 07/18/1988 | Wins the ML NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/01/1988 | Wins the ML NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11/24/1988 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01/01/1989 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 76 (76); Eye: 53 (53). |
| 07/01/1989 | Injured (sprained elbow), out for one week. |
| 11/20/1989 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01/01/1990 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 57 (49); Power: 59 (52); Eye: 53 (51). |
| 06/03/1990 | Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for 1 day. |
| 06/18/1990 | Wins the ML NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/08/1990 | Was selected to the 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/09/1990 | Injured on 07/07/1990, diagnosed with a strained hip muscle, will miss 3 weeks. |
| 09/29/1990 | Injured on 09/28/1990, diagnosed with a torn ligament in his thumb, will miss 8 weeks. |
| 11/17/1990 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,750,000 through arbitration. |
| 01/01/1991 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (49); Power: 76 (52); Eye: 53 (51). |
| 08/19/1991 | Wins the ML NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 08/29/1991 | Injured on 08/26/1991, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 4 weeks. |
| 10/05/1991 | Injured on 10/04/1991, diagnosed with a torn meniscus, will miss 3 months. |
| 11/25/1991 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,906,250 through arbitration. |
| 01/01/1992 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (48); Power: 85 (48); Eye: 53 (51). |
| 04/12/1992 | Injured (mild hamstring strain), out for 1-2 weeks. |
| 11/23/1992 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,131,719 through arbitration. |
| 01/01/1993 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (46); Power: 34 (40); Eye: 52 (51). |
| 06/30/1993 | Was traded by the New York Mets to the Texas Rangers, along with 3B Fernando Tatis, MR Wally Whitehurst, in exchange for 3B Wade Boggs, MR Kent Bottenfield. |
| 08/16/1993 | Released by the Texas Rangers. |
| 08/17/1993 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Reading Phillies organization. |
| 12/01/1993 | Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2, Pick 21, 49th overall Pick) by the Boston Red Sox, from the Philadelphia Phillies. |
| 01/01/1994 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (46); Power: 26 (34); Eye: 53 (52). |
| 11/21/1994 | Became a free agent. |
| 01/01/1995 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (45); Power: 34 (32); Eye: 56 (53). |
| 02/10/1995 | Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization. |
| 05/02/1995 | Injured on 04/30/1995, diagnosed with a foot contusion, will miss 2 weeks. |
| 05/24/1995 | Injured on 05/23/1995, diagnosed with a sore wrist, is day-to-day. |
| 06/20/1995 | Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 06/22/1995 | Injured (ankle soreness), out for 2 weeks. |
| 08/17/1995 | Injured (shoulder subluxation), out for one week. |
| 11/17/1995 | Became a free agent. |
| 01/01/1996 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (45); Power: 18 (32); Eye: 55 (53). |
| 05/03/1996 | Signed a minor league contract with the California Angels organization. |
| 10/23/1996 | Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the California Angels organization. |
| 01/01/1997 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (44); Power: 18 (26); Eye: 55 (55). |
| 04/16/1997 | Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for one week. |
| 08/07/1997 | Injured (fractured fibula), out for 3 months. |
| 10/01/1997 | Wins the 1997 MLAA STL Glove Wizard Award at RF. |