He was claimed off waivers on April 2, 1993 by the Orioles who sent him to the Twins 4 months later on August 16 to complete a transaction from the previous day in which Mike Pagliarulo went to Baltimore.
hiː wʌz klˈeɪmd ˈɔf wˈeɪvɚz ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː baɪ ðɪ ˈoːɹɪˌoʊlz hˌuː sˈɛnt hˌɪm tə ðə twˈɪnz fˈoːɹ mˈʌnθs lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst sˈɪkstiːn tə kəmplˈiːt ɐ tɹænsˈækʃən fɹʌmðə pɹˈiːviəs dˈeɪ ɪnwˌɪtʃ mˈaɪk pˌæɡlaɪɚɹˈuːloʊ wɛnt tə bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ.