Jarvis was born in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from Tates Creek High School in Lexington. He played college baseball at Wake Forest University.\n', '

Jarvis was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 21st round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut in the strike-affected 1994 season, posting a 1-1 record in 6 games from 17⅔ innings pitched, playing for the Cincinnati Reds. He played with the Reds until 1997, posting an overall record of 12-15, before being claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers on May 2, but was claimed again by the Minnesota Twins just one week later. He played in 6 games for the Twins without a decision in any game and a 12.46 ERA, before the Tigers claimed him back off waivers on June 17. At the end of the season, Jarvis ended up with an 0-4 record from 27 games pitched.\n', '

In 1998, Jarvis moved to the Chunichi Dragons franchise in Japan, but only played in 4 games before signing a minor league contract with the Reds. 1999 saw Jarvis at the Oakland Athletics, but only amassed 4 games for them. But he did help the Triple-A affiliate of the A\'s, the Vancouver Canadians to the Triple-A World Championship posting an excellent record of 10-2, before winning game 2 of the Triple-A World Championship.\n', '

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