2006 Career Highlights
Missed the entire Major League season with right elbow problems that led to "Tommy John" surgery...Started the season on the disabled list with a sprained right elbow...Went on a rehabilitation assignment to Rome (A) on 5/13 and transferred to Richmond (AAA) on 5/19...Was recalled from his injury rehab on 5/30 and he was transferred to the 60-day disabled list when he underwent his season-ending surgery on 6/1. Dr. James Andrews performed the surgery in Birmingham...Hit a combined .379 (22-for-58) in his 15 rehabilitaion games with two home runs and 10 RBI.

2005 Career Highlights
Opened the season at Richmond (AAA) and batted .310 in 44 games...Batted .241 with nine homers and 47 RBI in 87 games as a Braves rookie...Was recalled from Richmond (AAA) on 5/29 and made his Major League debut by starting in LF and batting third in the lineup...Went 0-3 with a walk, run and RBI...Collected first big-league hit 6/3 at PIT off Kip Wells...It snapped an 0-for-15 spell to start his career..Went 69-for-260 (.265) after starting his career 1-for-30, but was just 36-for-162 (.222) in his last 51 games...Had first multi-hit game (3 hits) and first homer (off P. Astacio in the 5th) 6/14 at TEX...Had breakout game 6/17 with a career-high six RBI coming and his first career two-HR game, including his first grand slam...Was named NL Player of the Week for 6/13-19, with a league-leading 11 RBI...Also went 10-for-24 (.417) with three homers, six runs, six walks and 20 TB in the week (which followed his 1-for-30 start)...Had an 11-game hitting streak snapped on 6/26...Went 17-for-44 (.386) with three HRs during the streak.

2004 Career Highlights
Tied for the Southern League lead with 35 doubles and ranked second with 54 extra-base hits...Led Greenville (AA) with 70 runs, 135 hits and 35 doubles and was second with 16 home runs...Hit .310 (76-for-245) with nine homers and 28 RBI at home...Hit .391 (27-for-69) in 19 games as a rightfielder...Was a .330 hitter in July and a .304 hitter in April...Had a seven-game hitting streak 8/13-20 (.448, 13-for-29, 2 HR, 6 RBI)...Had a season-high four hits 8/26 vs. CAR and 9/3 vs. WTE.

2003 Career Highlights
Opened season on AA Greenville's roster...On the disabled list from July 10-August 10 with a sore right elbow (rehabbed with GCL Braves)...Was named G-Braves Player of the Month in August (.299-2-21)...Finished 1st on club in triples (5), 2nd in batting (.275) and slugging % (.425), 4th in runs scored (46), OBP (.340), doubles (22), 5th in hits (92), steals (10), RBI (45), games played (98) and strikeouts (81)...Hit safely in 9 of 10 games April 23-May 4, going 14 x 37 (.378) with 3 doubles, 2 triples and a HR...Batted .310 in May with 12 of his 27 hits going for extra bases...Homered in back-to-back games May 25-26 at Orlando...Returned from DL on August 10, going 2 x 3 vs. Jacksonville with a double, 3 runs and 2 RBI...Hit safely in 7 of his first 8 games off DL August 10-16, going 13 x 28 (.464) with 1 HR, 6 doubles and 10 RBI...Went a combined 5-for-6 with 3 doubles, 1 HR & 5 RBI in a doubleheader August 16 vs. Carolina...Had 5 RBI on August 23 at Jacksonville, going 2-for-4 with a home run...Named as one of the Braves organization's top prospects by SportsWeekly.

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