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An avid cigar smoker, Tiant launched a line of cigars that he formulated and designed, branding them with his nickname, El Tiante. [24] Tommy John remembered Tiant's cigars only too well from their days in the Indians organization. "Luis would smoke these horrendous, long, Cuban cigars.
Tommy III is a chiropractor and went on to write a book, Minimize Injury, Maximize Performance: A Sports Parent's Survival Guide, which discusses the injury risk associated with young athletes specializing in one specific sport and suggests ways to prevent youth from ever having to undergo major sports-related surgery, such as Tommy John surgery.
Luis Tiant won 229 games with six teams over 19 seasons in the majors (1964-82). Tiant went 21-12 with a 3.06 ERA in 1976. Over eight seasons with the Red Sox, he went 122-81 with a 3.36 ERA and ...
Tiant amassed 229 wins over his 19-year playing career, which also included stints with the Indians, Twins, Yankees, Pirates and Angels. He was a three-time All-Star and two-time American League ...
Luis Tiant, who pitched for six teams over a 19-year MLB career, has died. He was 83. "El Tiante" was a three-time All-Star and won 229 games with Cleveland, the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox ...
Tommy John was the first baseball player to undergo the surgery. Paul Molitor was the first player who underwent the surgery to be elected to the Hall of Fame. José Mesa was one of the first players born outside the United States to undergo the surgery. John Farrell was perhaps the first player to undergo the surgery twice.
In 1974, a creative surgical procedure saved the career of L.A. Dodgers pitcher Tommy John after he tore his UCL. Today, an astonishing 35% of active MLB pitchers have had "Tommy John surgery."
August 2, 1982: Luis Tiant was purchased by the Angels from Tabasco of the Mexican League. [9] August 31, 1982: The Angels traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Tommy John. The Angels completed the trade by sending Dennis Rasmussen to the Yankees on November 24. [10]