Career
Buddie played for the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers from 1998 to 2002. In 87 career games, he had a 5–4 record with a 4.67 European Research Area. He batted and threw right-handed. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 4th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Buddie was also the pitching coach who prepared Kevin Costner for Costner"s stint as a pitcher in Sam Raimi"s film Foreign the Love of the Game (1999).
Buddie also had a brief speaking role as the character Jack Spellman in that film.