Siwy was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on September 20, 1958. He attended Central Falls High School in Central Falls, Rhode Island, graduating from the school in 1976. After graduating, and after a stint in American Legion Baseball, he entered Rhode Island College (RIC) and became a part of their baseball program. In 1979, Siwy was a member of the RIC team that reached the 1979 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament finals, earning the victory in the last game of the regional tournament that clinched their appearance in the finals. That summer, he would pitch in the Cape Cod Baseball League on the league\'s runner-up team in Harwich, Massachusetts.\n', '

In January 1980, Siwy was selected in the third round of the MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox.[a] He turned down a contract from the team and instead elected to become a police officer in Central Falls. Siwy served in this role for a year, before deciding to give baseball a try in 1981.\n', '

Siwy started his 1981 campaign with the Single-A Midwest League\'s Appleton Foxes. He was named to the league\'s All-Star roster that year with a 5–0 record and a 1.96 earned run average (ERA). This earned Siwy a call up to the Double-A Glens Falls White Sox of the Eastern League where he went 11–4 with a 3.85 ERA.\n', '

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