ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, hiː plˈeɪd kəlˈiːdʒiət sˈʌmɚ bˈeɪsbɔːl wɪððə hˈæɹɪdʒ mˈæɹɪnɚz ʌvðə kˈeɪp kˈɑːd bˈeɪsbɔːl lˈiːɡ, ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə lˈiːɡ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tə plˈeɪ fɚðə kˈɑːɾuːˌɪt kˈɛɾəlɚz.
In 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 1990 to play for the Cotuit Kettleers.