He played for the Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, and Baltimore Orioles from 1988 to 1999.

[2] He attended Newton North High School,[3] before studying at Saint Leo University in Florida.

[4] He made his MLB debut with the Oakland Athletics on June 28, 1988, at the age of 26,[1] pitching a scoreless ninth inning and striking out one in a 4–1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

[5] He also made the only start of his major league career on August 7 that year,[1] receiving a no decision after surrendering six earned runs over five innings against the Seattle Mariners.

After missing the entire 1990 season, he became a free agent and signed with the Houston Astros on March 19, 1991.

He had a 3.25 earned run average (ERA), striking out 290 batters in 481+1⁄3 innings pitched, and recorded seven saves.