hiː wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ bˈeɪsbɔːl dɹˈæft ɪnðɪ ɪlˈɛvənθ ɹˈaʊnd, θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪksθ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl, baɪ ðə flˈɔːɹɪdə mˈɑːɹlɪnz.
He was drafted in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft in the 11th round, 326th overall, by the Florida Marlins.