Luis Tiant(1940-2024)
- Actor
Luis Clemente Tiant Vega was one of the most colorful players to grace
the annals of baseball history. Born in pre-communist Cuba in 1940, the
son of Cuban pitching great Luis Tiant, Sr., "El Tiante" as he was
known by the Red Sox Nation that came to love him in the 1970s (and
beyond) seemed destined for greatness on the mound. Unlike his father,
who was prevented from having a big league career by segregation, Luis
Tiant, Jr. made it as a big league pitcher, hurling himself to an
All-Star career and a place in the Red Sox Hall of Fame (and the hearts
of all Red Sox fans).
