He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles before the 1964 season, and later drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Orioles in the 1968 rule V draft.
hiː wʌz sˈaɪnd baɪ ðə bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ ˈoːɹɪˌoʊlz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ sˈiːzən, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ dɹˈæftᵻd baɪ ðə kˈænzəs sˈɪɾi ɹˈɔɪəlz fɹʌmðɪ ˈoːɹɪˌoʊlz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ɹˈuːl vˈiː dɹˈæft.