ɪn bᵻtwˈiːn, hiː plˈeɪd wˈɪntɚ bˈɔːl wɪððɪ æɡwˈɪləz dˈɛl zjˈuːliə ænd liːˈoʊnz dˈɛl kæɹˈɑːkəz klˈʌbz ʌvðə vˌɛnɪzwˈeɪlæn pɹəfˈɛʃənəl bˈeɪsbɔːl lˈiːɡ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn sˈiːzənz.
In between, he played winter ball with the Águilas del Zulia and Leones del Caracas clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League during the 1996–1999 seasons.