Early Career
Ardoin was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1995 MLB Draft, and made his professional baseball debut with the Southern Oregon A's in the Northwest League. He made his way up through the A's farm system between 1996 and 2000, playing for the Modesto A's, Visalia Oaks, Huntsville Stars, Vancouver Canadians, and Sacramento River Cats.
On July 31, 2000, the A's traded him to the Minnesota Twins for Mario Valdez, and he was assigned to the AAA Salt Lake Buzz.
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