hiː pˈɪtʃt fɔːɹ tˈuː sˈiːzənz ɪn vˈɛɹiəs lˈɛvəlz ʌvðə tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ blˈuː dʒˈeɪz mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz deɪbjˈuː ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks æz ɐ stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ pˈɪtʃɚ.
He pitched for two seasons in various levels of the Toronto Blue Jays' minor league organization before his debut in 2006 as a starting pitcher.