Complex sentence: Apodaca played for the New York Mets as a relief pitcher in the 1970s, leading the Mets in saves with 13 in 1975, and also served as their pitching coach from 1996 to 1999.
Split into simpler sentences: Apodaca played for the New York Mets as a relief pitcher in the 1970s, leading the Mets in saves with 13 in 1975. He also served as their pitching coach from 1996 to 1999.