sᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə bˈɔstən ɹˈɛd sˈɑːks ɪnðə dɹˈæft, hiː pˈɪtʃt fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ klˈʌbz ɪn pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈeɪt sˈiːzənz, fˈɪlɪŋ ɹᵻlˈiːf ɹˈoʊlz kˈʌmɪŋ ˈaʊt fɹʌmðə bˈʊlpɛn æz ɐ mˈɪdəl ɹᵻlˈiːvɚ ænd æz ɐ sˈɛtˌʌp mˈæn æz wˈɛl.
Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the  draft, he pitched for four Major League clubs in part of eight seasons, filling relief roles coming out from the bullpen as a middle reliever and as a set-up man as well.