hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ænd wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd ˌaʊɾəv hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪnðə fˈoːɹθ ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ bˈeɪsbɔːl dɹˈæft baɪ ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ kˈʌbz.
He graduated in 2001 and was drafted out of high school in the fourth round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs.