Playing career: LHP 1994-2012. 10 MLB Seasons/19 overall. Over 750 games pitched around the world.
Draft: 1994 1st round, 9th overall pick.
MLB Teams: CIN, DET, NYM, HOU, TEX, NYY, ATL & WAS.
MiLB/International: STL, PIT, SoftBank (Japan), SK, Doosan & Nexen (Korea), Gigantes & Toros (Dominican Winter League).
College: St. John’s University 1993-94, Florida Atlantic University 1992.
High School: Don Bosco Preparatory HS, Ramsey, NJ
Broadcasting: 2013 – present.
Current: Atlanta Braves lead color analyst on Bally Sports South. Co-host of Loud Outs, weekdays 2-5 ET on MLB Network Radio, SiriusXM Ch. 89, and co-host of the Negative WAR, Positive Vibes podcast with Ryan Spilborghs.
2017-2023: Texas Rangers lead TV color analyst with 10 play by play games per season.
Past TV: Studio show analyst/host, game color analyst and play by play for Fox, FS1, CBS Sports and MLBAM.
Past radio: Radio host at CBS Sports Radio as well as game experience with the Yankees, Mets and Braves radio networks.
Past writing: Have written full time and freelance for Fox Sports, MLB.com. ESPN, Sports Illustrated and the Associated Press.
In his first six seasons as the Texas Rangers lead television analyst on Fox Sports/Bally Sports Southwest, a job he took in 2017, he has been nominated for 11 Emmy Awards and has won 6 times. He is a member of the St. John’s Athletic, Don Bosco Preparatory HS and New Orleans Zephyrs Halls of Fame.
Mostly Unofficial Baseball Records
- Most consecutive hit batters in a game (3).
- Most playoff shares collected without actually ever pitching in the MLB post season (4).
- Lowest ERA in NY Mets history 0.00 (min. 5IP).
- Only pitcher to record 1-pitch wins in both MLB and NPB.
- Oldest player assigned to AA not on a rehab assignment (39).
- Collected NY Mets franchise win #3,000.
- Only NY born MLB player/broadcaster to play for both the Yankees and the Mets and call games on radio for both the Yankees and Mets.
- First active baseball player to have and run his own website (1997).