hiː wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tə ðə tˌɛnəsˈiː smˈoʊkiz ʌvðə klˈæs ˌeɪˈeɪ sˈʌðɚn lˈiːɡ, wɪð hˈuːm hiː hˈɪt .tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn ænd hˈɪt fˈoːɹ hˈoʊm ɹˈʌnz.
He was later promoted to the Tennessee Smokies of the Class AA Southern League, with whom he hit .218 and hit 4 home runs.