out ing ▁department . ▁ ▁Career ▁D uck worth ▁graduated ▁from ▁K ear ns ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁K ear ns , ▁Ut ah , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Southern ▁Id aho ▁and ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁Full erton . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁played ▁colleg iate ▁summer ▁baseball ▁with ▁the ▁B rew ster ▁White c aps ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁C od ▁Baseball ▁League . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁D uck worth ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁free ▁agent . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁ML B ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁on ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁in ▁a ▁home ▁game ▁versus ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res , ▁at ▁Philadelphia ’ s ▁V eter ans ▁Stadium . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁D uck worth ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 1 5 – 1 8 ▁win – loss ▁record . ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁trad ed ▁D uck worth , ▁along ▁with ▁minor ▁le agu ers ▁Taylor ▁Buch hol z ▁and ▁E ze qu iel ▁A sta cio , ▁to ▁the ▁Houston ▁Ast ros ▁for ▁Billy ▁Wagner . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁Houston , ▁with ▁limited ▁playing ▁time , ▁D uck worth ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁with ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁in