New York, he had an excellent 1997 season, finishing with a 2.32 ERA, his best since the 1980s. On June 25, 1999, Orosco set the all-time record for major league relief appearance with 1,051, passing Kent Tekulve. In 2003, he was on three different teams and finished with 33 innings pitched. The 2003 season also marked his return to New York, this time though with the Yankees. He was traded to the Yankees from the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. He played his last game on September 27, 2003 with the Twins. He signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the 2004 season but decided to retire before spring training. He was eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009; however, his lifetime stats made him a longshot for the Hall and he dropped off the ballot after only one year. He was the last active MLB player from the 1970s, outlasting Rickey Henderson (the last active position player) by just over a week. While Henderson got inducted on the first ballot, Orosco was off future Baseball Writers' Association of America ballots after only receiving one vote. , he is the only player in Major League history with more than 1,200 games pitched or more than 1,000 inherited runners. See also List of oldest Major League Baseball players List of Major League Baseball players who played in four decades References External links Retrosheet 1957 births Living people American baseball players of Mexican descent Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from California Cleveland Indians players Elizabethton Twins players Jackson Mets players Las Vegas 51s players Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball pitchers Memphis Redbirds players Milwaukee Brewers players Minnesota Twins players National League All-Stars New York Mets players New York Yankees players Peoria Chiefs players San Diego Padres players Santa Barbara City Vaqueros baseball players Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California St. Louis Cardinals players Tiburones de La Guaira players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Tidewater Tides players