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☆ Luis Tiant, Cuban legend who pitched the Red Sox to the World Series brink, dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

BOSTON — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame, has died. Major League Baseball announced his death in a post on X on Tuesday, and the Red Sox confirmed that he died at his home in Maine. He had 187 complete games and 47 shutouts in a 19-year career spent mostly with Cleveland and Boston. His death comes one week after that of all-time baseball hits leader Pete Rose, whose Cincinnati Reds faced Tiant’s Red Sox in the 1975 World Series — still considered one of the greatest in baseball history. After his retirement, Tiant was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame but never made the national shrine in Cooperstown, New York, receiving a high of 30.9% of the votes in 1988, his first year on the ballot.

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☆ Famed Cuban, MLB pitcher Luis Tiant dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( David Close | Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Renowned Cuban baseball player Luis Tiant died Tuesday at his home in Maine, according to the Boston Red Sox. Tiant played for Cleveland, Minnesota, Boston, the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh before finishing his career with the California Angels. Rich Pilling/MLB Photos/Getty Images“Luis had the kind of unforgettable presence that made you feel like you were part of his world,” said John Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, where Tiant played from 1971-78. Tiant was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997 and was a three-time MLB All-Star. My friend and teammate, Luis Tiant, passed away,” Tiant’s former teammate and nine-time All-Star Fred Lynn posted on X, formerly Twitter.

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☆ Luis Tiant, Crowd-Pleasing Pitcher Who Baffled Hitters, Dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Bruce Weber | More About Bruce Weber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Luis Tiant, a Cuban-born right-hander who was one of baseball’s most entertaining and charismatic pitchers, and whose personal story was among the game’s most poignant, died on Tuesday. His death was announced by the Boston Red Sox, for whom he pitched in the 1970s. The team did not say where he died or cite the cause. El Tiante, as he was known on the sports pages — or Loo-ee! as stadiums full of fans would often chant while he was on the mound — won 229 games over 19 big-league seasons, playing for teams in six cities, notably Cleveland and Boston, where he led the Red Sox to a World Series and became one of the most beloved players in the team’s storied history.

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