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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