hiː wʌz hˈɪɾɪŋ .θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ fˈaɪv wɛn lˈæstplˈeɪs pˈɪtsbɜːɡ sˈɛnt hˌɪm tə ðə jˈæŋkiːz ɪn ɐ wˈeɪvɚ dˈiːl.
He was hitting .340 on September 5 when last-place Pittsburgh sent him to the Yankees in a waiver deal.