He attended the University of Texas, where he threw a seven-inning no-hitter in March 1987. Petkovsek was a first-round pick of the Rangers later that year, and in 1991, he made his major-league debut with the club, pitching 4​2⁄3 and taking the loss against the New York Yankees.\n', '

The Rangers granted him his free agency following the year, and he signed with Pittsburgh for 1992. He spent the year at AAA Buffalo, where he co-aced for the club with Tim Wakefield.\n', '

After Petkovsek appeared in 23 games for Pittsburgh in \'93, the Pirates let Petkovsek walk, and the right-hander signed with the Astros for 1994. They assigned him to AAA Tucson out of Spring Training, and he spent the entire year there. \n', '

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