▁Mar ist ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Eug ene , ▁before ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Be aver ton ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁Oregon ▁State ▁on ▁a ▁partial ▁baseball ▁scholar ship . ▁After ▁his ▁junior ▁year , ▁Ly ons ▁was ▁a ▁first ▁round ▁draft ▁pick ▁( 1 9 th ▁overall ) ▁by ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁ML B ▁draft ; ▁he ▁left ▁Oregon ▁State ▁without ▁gradu ating , ▁to ▁begin ▁his ▁baseball ▁career . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁Path ▁to ▁the ▁maj ors ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁his ▁professional ▁career , ▁Ly ons ▁played ▁for ▁four ▁teams ▁in ▁Boston ' s ▁farm ▁system : ▁the ▁Class ▁A ▁W inst on - S alem ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁Double - A ▁Br istol ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁Double - A ▁New ▁Britain ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁P awt uck et ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁. 2 4 8 ▁batt ing ▁average ▁while ▁hitting ▁ 4 3 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 2 2 2 ▁R B Is ▁in ▁ 4 6 2 ▁minor ▁league ▁games . ▁ ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁After ▁playing ▁for ▁ ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues , ▁Ly ons ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁ 1 9 8