After growing up in Alameda, California, and attending Encinal High School, he was drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the 1996 MLB Draft, spending most of five seasons with Phillies minor league teams before earning a promotion to the MLB team.
He was drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the 1996 MLB Draft. He was spending most of five seasons with Phillies minor league teams before. He was earning a promotion to the MLB team. He was growing up in Alameda, California. He was attending Encinal High School.