He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos (1973–1977), Philadelphia Phillies (1977–1978), Chicago Cubs (1979–1981), and New York Yankees (1981–1982).

[1] He was highly regarded as a rookie by then-Expos manager Gene Mauch, who called him, "The next Johnny Bench".

[1] In September, Foote suffered a torn cartilage and underwent knee surgery after the season ended.

[11][12] On June 15, 1977, the Expos traded Foote along with Dan Warthen to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne Twitchell and Tim Blackwell.

[16] He ended the 1979 season having played in a career-high 132 games and hit 16 home runs, also a career high.

[1][18] The New York Yankees traded Tom Filer for Foote on April 27, 1981 to fill the gap left by injured catcher, Rick Cerone.

[19][20] The 1981 season was then halted when the Major League Baseball Players Association voted unanimously to strike on May 29.

[21] He was assigned to the Columbus Clippers in July 1982 to make room on the roster when Rick Cerone returned from an injury.