Luis Tiant, Red Sox All-Star known as ‘El Tiante,’ dead at 83| MLB SHOCKED by Luis Tiant Death at 83

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#LuisTiant #ElTiante #RIPLuisTiant Luis Tiant, Red Sox All-Star known as ‘El Tiante,’ dead at 83| MLB SHOCKED by Luis Tiant Death at 83   #LuisTiant #ElTiante #RIPLuisTiant #RedSoxLegend #BaseballLegend #RIPLegend #restinpeace  #MLB #RedSox #BostonRedSox #Yankees #ClevelandIndians #CubanBaseball #PitchingLegend #BaseballHistory   Luis Tiant, Red Sox All-Star known as ‘El Tiante,’ dead at 83  As reported by the Boston Globe, Luis Tiant, the legendary Cuban pitcher known as "El Tiante," who led the Red Sox to a 1975 World Series appearance, passed away.  He was eighty-three.   It was not revealed what caused the death.  Three-time All-Star Tiant was best known for his unconventional delivery, which involved turning his back entirely to home plate. He played two seasons for the Yankees before finishing his career as a star for the Red Sox from 1971 to 1978.   Over the course of 19 MLB seasons, the cigar-smoking right-hander amassed 229 career victories, a 3.30 ERA, and 2,416 strikeouts   Luis Tiant, Luis Tiant death, Luis Tiant obituary, El Tiante, Red Sox legend, Luis Tiant legacy, MLB legend Luis Tiant, Luis Tiant 83, Red Sox pitcher, baseball legend, 1975 World Series, Cuban pitcher, MLB All-Star, Luis Tiant career highlights, Luis Tiant funeral, baseball history, Boston Red Sox, Luis Tiant pitching style, Red Sox hero, Luis Tiant Yankees, Luis Tiant passing

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00:00Luis Tiant, Red Sox all-star known as El Tiante, dead at 83.

00:07As reported by the Boston Globe, Luis Tiant, the legendary Cuban pitcher known as El Tiante,

00:13who led the Red Sox to a 1975 World Series appearance, passed away.

00:19He was 83.

00:21It was not revealed what caused the death.

00:24Three-time all-star Tiant was best known for his unconventional delivery, which involved

00:29turning his back entirely to home plate.

00:32He played two seasons for the Yankees before finishing his career as a star for the Red

00:36Sox from 1971 to 1978.

00:40Over the course of 19 MLB seasons, the cigar-smoking right-hander amassed 229 career victories,

00:47a .330 ERA, and 2,416 strikeouts.

00:52Today is a very sad day.

00:53The former Red Sox center fielder Fred Lynn posted on X, my friend and teammate Luis Tiante

00:59passed away.

01:00A funny, sincere guy who loved baseball and his family and a big-game pitcher.

01:05I already miss him.

01:07R.I.P., my friend.

01:09Tiante, who started his Major League Baseball career in 1961 with the Cleveland Indians

01:14and finished with a 21-9 record and 1.60 ERA in 1968, is the son of Major League Baseball

01:22pitcher Luis Sr.

01:24However, he was traded to the Twins in 1969 after going 9-20, and they released him after

01:30one season.

01:32In Boston, he turned his career around, going 15-6 with a 1.91 ERA in 1972.

01:40His heroics towards the close of the 1975 season and during the postseason cemented

01:45his place in Red Sox legend.

01:48Before his final four regular season starts, he pitched to a team that had a record of

01:5121-9.

01:52He was traded to the Red Sox in 1996.

01:53He was traded to a team that had a record of 21-9.

01:54He was traded to a team that had a record of 21-9.

01:55He was traded to a team that had a record of 21-9.

01:56He was traded to a team that had a record of 21-9.

01:57He was traded to a team that had a record of 21-9.

01:58He was traded to a team that had a record of 21-9.

01:59He was traded to a team that had a record of 21-9.

02:00He was traded to a team that had a record of 21-9.

02:01He was traded to a team that had a record of 21-9.

02:02He was traded to a team that had a record of 21-9.

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