While still in college, he began his career by playing for the UCLA Bruins. After that, the Los Angeles Dodgers selected him in the 1997 Major League Baseball draft. He declined the invitation to attend UCLA in the interim nevertheless.
Similar to that, he was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round of the 2000 draft with the 15th pick. Subsequently, on April 4, 2003, he played in his first MLB game as a pinch hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Later, he continued to play for the Philadelphia Phillies through the 2015 campaign. Similar to this, he was put on the 15-day injured list in June 2015 and returned to the field on July 17.
On August 19, 2015, he was also moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he spent more seasons. In December 2015, he once more re-signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Dodgers.
He once more re-signed with the Dodgers in 2018 for two years and $ 2 million. Following that, he declared his desire to retire after the 2018 season in July 2018. He finally left the baseball game in June 2019.
