ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, hiː plˈeɪd kəlˈiːdʒiət sˈʌmɚ bˈeɪsbɔːl wɪððə kˈɑːɾuːˌɪt kˈɛɾəlɚz ʌvðə kˈeɪp kˈɑːd bˈeɪsbɔːl lˈiːɡ ænd wʌz nˈeɪmd ɐ lˈiːɡ ˈɔːlstˈɑːɹ.
In 1999, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.