Luis Tiant, charismatic Red Sox pitcher with iconic wind-up, dead at 83

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. He was 83.

Luis Tiant, charismatic Red Sox pitcher with iconic wind-up, dead at 83
Former Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to a May 23, 2006 regular-season game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park in 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. He was 83.