Red Sox pitching great Luis Tiant dies at 83

(Photo credit: Rick Cinclair/Telegram amp; Gazette / USA TODAY NETWORK)Boston Red Sox pitching great Luis Tiant, a three-time All-Star and two-time American League ERA leader, has died at age 83.

Multiple media outlets in Boston confirmed the right-hander's passing on Tuesday.

Tiant won 229 games with six teams over 19 seasons in the majors (1964-82), striking out 2,416 batters and retiring with a 3.30 ERA in 573 appea