Short time player and long time scout Tommy Giordano died Thursday at the age of 93:

Known affectionately as “T-bone,” Giordano got a blood infection in December, his daughter Gail Przeclawski said. He died at her home in Orlando, Florida, after the family decided against further treatment.

Giordano worked for the Atlanta Braves as baseball’s oldest scout through last season, his 71st in professional baseball. He had intended to come back for another year until he became ill.

“I can’t wait to get up in the morning and go to the ballpark,” he said in a 2016 interview with The Associated Press. “I’m still in baseball, so I must have been doing a pretty good job.”

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My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Giordano’s brief time in the majors featured just seven hits in 46 plate appearances, but four of those hits went for extra bases, and he drew five walks while striking out six times. He could have been the Joey Gallo of his day.