 He would pitch just four innings for the Mets' triple A affiliate, the Tidewater Tides, in 1979, and did not pitch at all in 1980.After six games with the double A Jackson Mets in 1981, Apodaca retired and went into coaching.Immediately after stepping off the mound for good, he was hired as a coach with the Short-Season A ball Little Falls Mets of the New York–Penn League.