For Chris Sale, Saturday’s return to JetBlue Park, where he spent seven Spring Trainings with the Red Sox, started with an homage to a late legend. As the lanky Braves lefty threw his first pitch in ...

Pitching against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway South on Saturday, the former Sox ace delivered a great tribute to Tiant, who passed away in October of 2024.

Chris Sale mimicked Luis Tiant's delivery ahead of throwing his first pitch in Saturday's game vs. the Red Sox.

Chris Sale honored late Red Sox legend Luis Tiant by mimicking his signature delivery during the Braves Spring Training game against Boston.

During his spring training start vs. his former team in the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale imitated the late, great Luis Tiant's pitching motion on his first delivery to the plate. Sale ...

Tiant] was a special person,” Sale said of Tiant, who died in October. “I just felt like that was something cool for me to be able to do to kind of tip my cap to him.” ...

"El Tiante," as he was nicknamed, was also well-known for using an elongated, over-the-head windup to deliver pitches. As such, Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale honored the late Tiant with the same ...

Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston Red Sox legend Luis Tiant passed away this ... As such, Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale honored the late Tiant with the same motion to kick off their spring ...