After a year with the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan, he played in the Cincinnati Reds organization and returned to the Major Leagues for a brief time in 2009 with the New York Mets.
ˈæftɚɹ ɐ jˈɪɹ wɪððə nˈɪpən hˈæm fˈaɪɾɚz ɪn dʒəpˈæn, hiː plˈeɪd ɪnðə sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi ɹˈɛdz ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡz fɚɹə bɹˈiːf tˈaɪm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn wɪððə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk mˈɛts.