ðə ɹˈaɪthˈændɚ wʌz sˈaɪnd baɪ ðɪ ɐtlˈæntə bɹˈeɪvz æz ɐn ˈæmətʃɚ fɹˈiː ˈeɪdʒənt ˌaʊɾəv mænhˈæʔn̩ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ˈɪn .
The right-hander was signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent out of Manhattan College in .