He played in parts of three seasons for the team and then was traded to the Rangers in the deal that brought Mitch Williams to the Cubs.
Palmeiro played 17 more seasons, for the Rangers and Orioles, and overall hit 569 home runs and had 3,020 hits. His career abruptly ended in August 2005 when he was suspended for failing a PED test and then was sent home for the rest of that year by the Orioles.
This is all almost ancient history — more than 12 years ago. We haven’t heard much from Palmeiro since then; one of the last public memories of him is him wagging his finger in front of Congress and saying:
“I have never used steroids.