Tepedino appeared in 59 games during the 1971 season, split between the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers, batting .188 with 21 hits over 112 at-bats.
After playing in only eight games the following year for the Bronx Bombers, he would move on to the Atlanta Braves, where he would play the final three years of his pro days, seeing the most action of his career, helping out at first base as well as pinch-hitting.
He would end up batting .241 as a Major League player, totaling 122 hits in 507 at-bats in 265 games, with 50 runs scored and 58 runs batted in.
