He played in the major leagues for the Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees between 1993 and 1999 and for the Mets in 2002.

At 16 years old, with the encouragement of fellow Crips members, he left the gang to focus on playing high school baseball.

[2] The Atlanta Braves selected Tarasco in the 15th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft out of Santa Monica High School.

The Braves traded Tarasco with Roberto Kelly and Esteban Yan to the Montreal Expos for Marquis Grissom on April 6, 1995.

[6] Tarasco spent the remainder of his career as a part time player, often shuttling between the major and minor leagues.

[7] In June 2002, Tarasco's New York Mets teammate Mark Corey suffered a seizure after the two players smoked marijuana outside of Shea Stadium.