BOSTON (AP) — 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 pitched himself to the doorstep of the baseball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83.

Former teammates, media members, and others reacted to the death of Red Sox pitching great Luis Tiant Tuesday at 83.

In an 18-year career, Luis Tiant won 229 games with six teams, though his greatest success came during eight seasons with the Boston Red Sox