2008, the Mariners once again signed him to a minor league deal and invited him to spring training. He didn't make the team to start the season, but on April 14 was added to the active roster. Florida Marlins On July 31, , the Mariners traded him to the Florida Marlins in exchange for pitching prospect Gaby Hernandez. Cincinnati Reds On December 12, 2008, Rhodes signed a two-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds. On June 29, 2010, his major league record-tying streak of 33 scoreless appearances was broken by Phillies slugger Raúl Ibañez. In 2010, Rhodes was selected to his first and only All-Star Game in his 20th major league season. He was the fifth player to go to his first All-Star Game after age 40, joining Satchel Paige, Connie Marrero, Jamie Moyer and Tim Wakefield. Texas Rangers On December 23, 2010, Rhodes signed a one-year deal with the Texas Rangers with a vesting option for 2012. He was designated for assignment on August 2, 2011 and was released on August 8. St. Louis Cardinals On August 11, he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals. Given the late signing, the Rangers had to pay most of his salary, with the Cardinals responsible for only a pro-rated league minimum for the remainder of the year. Because the Cardinals and Rangers faced each other in the 2011 World Series this created an unusual situation, with the Rangers paying most of the salary of a player trying to deny them a world championship. This also resulted in Rhodes being eligible to receive a World Series ring no matter who won. The Cardinals won the World Series against the Texas Rangers in 7 games. Rhodes, who pitched in three games in this Series, joined Lonnie Smith as the only players to play in a World Series for the winning team against the team he had played for earlier in the season (Smith played on the 1985 World Series-winning Kansas City Royals after having been traded from the Cardinals, whom the Royals defeated in the Series, earlier in the season). Through 2011, Rhodes was second among active pitchers in games played (900), and seventh in hits per 9 innings pitched (7.828) and strikeouts per 9 IP (8.730). While he had been the tenth-youngest player in the AL as a rookie in 1991, he was the third-oldest player in the AL in 2011. According to the