hiː wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd baɪ ðə bˈɔstən ɹˈɛd sˈɑːks ˈæftɚ hɪz ɹˈʊki sˈiːzən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, ænd hiː wʊd spˈɛnd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz ɪnðə bˈɔstən ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən.
He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox after his rookie season, 1962, and he would spend 23 years in the Boston organization.