hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɪz mˈeɪdʒɚz kɚɹˈɪɹ wɪððə ɹˈɔɪəlz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, plˈeɪɪŋ fɔːɹ ðˌɛm θɹuː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ bᵻfˌoːɹ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ pˈaɪɹəts nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ ˈoːɹɪˌoʊlz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs dˈɑːdʒɚz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ænd tˈɛksəs ɹˈeɪndʒɚz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
He started his majors career with the Royals in 1983, playing for them through 1984 before joining the Pittsburgh Pirates (1987), Baltimore Orioles (1988–1989), Los Angeles Dodgers (1991) and Texas Rangers (1993–1994).