Luis Tiant is a Cuban/American former Major League Baseball player. He pitched in MLB for 19 years, for the Cleveland Indians (1964–1969), Minnesota Twins (1970), Boston Red Sox (1971–1978), New York Yankees (1979–1980), Pittsburgh Pirates (1981) and California Angels (1982). He is considered by many to be the most qualified former player who has not yet been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.