(WKBN) – Major League Baseball announced that former Cleveland Indians pitcher Luis Tiant has died at the age of 83. Tiant, who was affectionately known as “El Tiante,” spent 19 seasons in Major League baseball.

DETROIT — Baseball analyst Joe Garagiola had the perfect description of what Luis Tiant looked like on the mound. Garagiola, a former catcher, said Tiant would look every fan at the ballpark in the eye before he finished his corkscrew delivery to the plate.

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,

With deep sadness, the MLB universe got some unwanted news on Tuesday. Former pitching star Luis Tiant passed away at 83 years old. Tiant was one of the league’s finest pitchers in the sixties and seventies,

Major League Baseball pitching legend Luis Tiant died at age 83 at his home in Maine on Tuesday morning. The Cuba native's MLB pitching career spanned across 19 years, though he played primarily with the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians.