Pulsipher was a military brat who was born in Fort Benning, Georgia. His family frequently relocated, including to Germany, before settling in Clifton, Virginia. His parents divorced, and he lived with his father and stepmother. While a senior at Fairfax High School, Pulsipher was named the All-Metropolitan D.C. Player of the Year as a pitcher and center fielder. He also excelled at basketball, but baseball was his main focus, and at age 17 he was offered a full scholarship to Old Dominion University. The day before he was to leave, he decided to forego college and sign with the New York Mets after being chosen in the second round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft. Fellow Fairfax teammate Brian Buchanan also made it to the Major Leagues after being drafted out of the University of Virginia by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 1994 MLB Draft. \n', '

Pulsipher was immediately impressive in the Mets\' A-level minor league system, posting a 2.84 earned run average in 1992 and ERAs of 2.08 with the Capital City Bombers and 2.24 with the St. Lucie Mets, both in 1993. In 1994, with Major League Baseball mired in a season-ending strike, Pulsipher was selected to be a AA-level Eastern League all-star. He led the Binghamton Mets to the playoffs, where he threw a no-hitter on September 12 and was named the New York Mets Minor League Player of the Year. At age 20, Pulsipher was considered one of the top prospects in baseball.\n', '

Pulsipher, along with fellow Mets minor league pitchers Jason Isringhausen and Paul Wilson, were dubbed "Generation K" by sportswriters and fans.\n', '

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