hiː wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn, ðˈɛn wʌz pˈɪkt ˌʌp baɪ ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk mˈɛts ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən, wˌɛɹ hiː sˈʌdənli stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hˈɪɾɪŋ vˈɛɹi wˈɛl.
He was released on July 1, then was picked up by the New York Mets organization, where he suddenly started hitting very well.