He played for his father, Dave, at Fort Scott Community College in 1999 before transferring to Seminole Community College in Seminole, Oklahoma in 2000, where he was an All-American and the MVP of the Junior College World Series.
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On July 22, 2009, he was acquired by the Pirates, along with Argenis Díaz, via a trade with the Red Sox in exchange for Adam LaRoche.