ˈæftɚɹ ɐ jˈɪɹ wɪððə nˈɪpən hˈæm fˈaɪɾɚz ɪn dʒəpˈæn, hiː plˈeɪd ɪnðə sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi ɹˈɛdz ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡz fɚɹə bɹˈiːf tˈaɪm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn wɪððə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk mˈɛts.
After a year with the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan, he played in the Cincinnati Reds organization and returned to the Major Leagues for a brief time in 2009 with the New York Mets.