Led the National League in runs batted in 2002 and finished third in MVP voting
Made his MLB debut on July 16, 1999, going 0-for-1 against the Tigers
Was drafted in the first round of the 1997 amateur draft by the Houston Astros
Played baseball at Rice University in Houston
Learned to switch-hit off a tire hanging from a tree in his backyard as a kid
Attended Canyon High School in New Braunfels, Texas
Was traded to the Yankees in 2010
Signed with the Rangers in 2013
After retiring from the MLB, he accepted a position as the head baseball coach at Second Baptist University in Houston, a school at which he had previously volunteered
Resided in Houston, Texas, in the offseason during his MLB career