free agency in 2006. Later career In 2006, the Phillies were competing for the NL wild-card race and acquired Conine on August 27 for a player to be named later (infielder Ángel Chávez). Conine's role was to serve as a right-handed bat off the bench. Though Philadelphia failed to make the playoffs, Conine proved a solid addition, batting .280 with seventeen RBIs in 28 games. When the Phillies signed free-agent Jayson Werth after the season, Conine became expendable, and was sent to the Cincinnati Reds for minor league prospects Bradley Key and Javon Moran. Platooning with Scott Hatteberg at first base, Conine batted .265 with six home runs and 32 RBIs over eighty games. His .409 batting average and four RBIs in 22 pinch hit at-bats made him an attractive player to the New York Mets, who were looking to add depth to their bench. On August 20, 2007, Conine was traded to the Mets for minor leaguers Sean Henry and Jose Castro. Though he hit an RBI single in his first at-bat as a Met, he proved less successful in that role with the Mets, batting just .195 over 21 games with his new club. On September 20, Conine announced that he was considering retirement before his final series in South Florida. He played his final game on September 30 against the Marlins, replacing an injured Carlos Delgado at first base. On March 16, 2008, Conine agreed to a one-day contract with the Florida Marlins. The Marlins held a tribute to Conine before their home opener against the Mets on March 31. He batted .290 over his career with the Marlins with 120 home runs and 553 RBIs. He holds the franchise mark for grand slam home runs with six. In 2012, Conine debuted on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. He received no votes and was removed from the ballot the next year. Post-career Shortly after retiring from baseball, Conine began competing in triathlon. On December 26, 2007, while training for the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, he crashed his bicycle while trying to avoid a car pulling out in front of him, and shattered his collarbone. Though sidelined for two months by the accident, he still managed to compete in the Ironman and several other races that year. Conine appeared as a color commentator on three Marlins Fox Sports Network telecasts in September 2008, filling