At the start of 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, but was later released, and during May he signed on with the New York Mets.
æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, hiː sˈaɪnd ɐ mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ kˈɑːntɹækt wɪððə mɪlwˈɔːkiː bɹˈuːɚz, bˌʌt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻlˈiːst, ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ mˈeɪ hiː sˈaɪnd ˌɔn wɪððə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk mˈɛts.