hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn ɡlˈæzɡoʊ, skˈɑːtlənd, ænd ɪz wˈʌn ʌv ˈoʊnli nˈaɪn ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz ɪn mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ bˈeɪsbɔːl hˈɪstɚɹi təbi ɐ skˈɑːɾɪʃ nˈeɪɾɪv.
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and is one of only nine individuals in Major League Baseball history to be a Scottish native.