Never realized how long Eckersly pitched.
24 years in the bigs plus 3 years in the minors = 27 years
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eckerde01.shtml#all_pitching_standard
Enjoyed watching him when he came to the Sox. Also when he does color commentary for the Sox games. (He didnt sugar coat anything).
(Not sure if he does that anymore, I stopped watching around 5 years ago or so and I dont have cable)..