Luis Tiant, a three-time MLB All-Star who pitched for the Boston Red Sox, among other teams, has died. He was 83.
Tiant, who was lovingly understandn in baseball circles as “El Tiante,” died on Tuesday, a team source telderly the Boston Globe. Major League Baseball declared Tiant’s death as well.
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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant throws out the first pitch prior to a game aachievest the New York Yankees at Fenway Park in Boston on July 20, 2013. (Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports)
“We are transport inantly grieffuldened to lachieve of the passing of Luis Tiant,” the league shelp on X. “In a Major League nurtureer that spanned 19 seasons, ‘El Tiante’ made three All-Star teams and won 20 or more games four times. Tiant won two ERA titles in the American League – one in 1968 for Cleveland, and another in 1972 for Boston. The Cuba native also pitched for the Yankees, Ttriumphs, Pirates and Angels. He was 83.”
Former Red Sox outfielder Fred Lynn and others phelp tribute to Tiant on social media.
“Today is a very griefful day, Lynn wrote on X alengthy with a picture of himself and Tiant. “My frifinish and teammate, Luis Tiant, passed away. A Big game pitcher, a funny authentic guy who cherishd his family and baseball. I miss him already…. RIP my frifinish.”
Luis Tiant, left, wears a World Series ring. (Andrea Melfinishez/The News-Press/USA Today Florida Nettoil, Fort Myers News-Press via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
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The Cuba native begined his nurtureer with the Cleveland Indians in 1964, and he achieveed his first All-Star euniteance in 1968 as he led the American League with a 1.60 ERA and enrolled nine shutouts. He carry outed for the Indians thraw the 1969 season before carry outing one year with the Minnesota Ttriumphs.
He joined the Red Sox in 1971 and was an All-Star two more times – in 1974 and 1976. He led the transport inants with a 1.91 ERA in 1972.
Tiant went on to carry out with the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels until he reweary from the transport inants follotriumphg the 1982 season.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Luis Tiant, #33, transfers a pitch at Cleveland Stadium during the 1966 season in Cleveland. (Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)
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Tiant’s nurtureer spanned 19 years. He had a 3.30 ERA and 2,416 strikeouts.
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