 The first year he hit .285/.346/.480 with 25 home runs, and in 1987 he hit .251/.332/.417 with 17 home runs.Coming back to the USA, he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and played six games with them in 1988.He spent most of the 1988 season with the second minor league team to draw a million fans, the Buffalo Bisons of the American Association, hitting .187/~.280/.311 in 84 games.