(Left to right) Luis Tiant, Pete Sheppard, Daniel Tiant, Craig Shemon
Major League Baseball Legend Luis Tiant visited the 99.3ESPN studio this afternoon. Tiant is a former right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched in MLB for 19 years, primarily for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox.
He was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997, the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame in 2002, the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009, and the Baseball Reliquary's Shrine of the Eternals in 2012.
Tiant spoke about his book "Son of Havana: A Baseball Journey From Cuba To The Big Leagues And Back." The book overview states, "In Son of Havana, Tiant puts his huge heart on his sleeve and describes his road from fields strewn with rocks and rubbish in Havana to the pristine lawns of major league ballparks. Teammates, opponents, family, and media also weigh-in—including a foreword by fellow Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski and the first in-depth interview ever with Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk on the magic behind these Boston batterymates."
