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2007 SEASON
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| Set career-highs in games, at-bats, home runs, runs batted in, walks and strikeouts and matched his best in triples. |
| Made his only career trip to the disabled list with a torn labrum in his left hip, missing only the first 20 games of the season. |
| His 15-game hitting streak from April 28-May 15 was Oakland’s longest on the season and his career-best. |
| Became the first player in Oakland history with at least four runs, four hits, four RBI, two home runs and two walks in one game on 5/10 at Kansas City. |
| Was named the American League Co-Player of the Week for May 7-13, sharing the honor with teammate Jack Cust. |
| Ranked second in the American League in pitches taken (64.5 percent). |
| Committed four errors in his first 59 games at first base and then went on to finish the season on a 38-game errorless streak. Ended with a .996 fielding percentage, a career-best. |
| Singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning on 8/31 against Detroit, his second walk-off plate appearance of the season. |
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Had his second two-homer game of the season on 9/15 against Texas, the third of his career. He also matched an earlier 2007 performance with four RBI, a career-best.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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| Started 2006 as the A’s first baseman, tying a team record by starting the year 0-for-27. |
| Made his major league debut in 2005, ranking second among AL rookies in on-base percentage (.355), tied for second in walks, third in slugging percentage (.451), tied for third in home runs and fifth in batting and RBI. |
| Named the Most Valuable Player of the Pacific Coast League in 2004. |
| Named to the Texas League’s Postseason All-Star Team in 2003 after finishing third in all of Minor League Baseball with 114 RBI. |
| Finished third in the A’s farm system in home runs, fourth in RBI and eighth in batting with Single-A Modesto in 2002. |
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Earned consecutive player of the week honors for the weeks of July 23-29 and July 30-August 5 in his first professional season with Low-A Vancouver in 2001.
PERSONAL/MISC
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| Originally drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the seventh round of the 2001 Draft. |
| Was a Second-Team All-America selection by Baseball America as a senior at the University of Nebraska in 2001, batting .361 with 25 home runs and 86 RBI. |
Rays Renegade
