In 1999, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ryan served as the Texas Rangers' chief executive officer (CEO) as an executive advisor to the Houston Astros after retiring in 1993. Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan, at 46, couldn't make it out of the first inning in his final start on September 22, 1993. Father Time had finally caught up with him, and his illustrious career had come to an end.