DiNardo graduated from Santa Fe High School in Alachua, Florida, in 1998. The Boston Red Sox selected DiNardo in the 10th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign, opting to attend Stetson University instead.\n', '

DiNardo was selected by the New York Mets in the third round of the 2001 MLB draft; he signed with the team in July 2001. In the summer of 2001, DiNardo made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets\' Single-A affiliate.\n', '

In 2002, DiNardo played for the Columbia Mets in the South Atlantic League, another Single-A farm team of the Mets. In 2003, he split time between the St. Lucie Mets (Single-A) and Binghamton Mets (Double-A). He pitched well enough to warrant being selected by the Boston Red Sox during the Rule 5 draft on December 15.\n', '

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