El Tiante
I was saddened to learn of the passing of one of the greatest Cuban born baseball players and a great human being. I had the pleasure to meet Luis at a local grocery store in Miami. He was going to be signing for free. I got there early and ran into him in the grocery aisle. He was looking to buy a coffee maker. We broke into a conversation about which maker made the best Cuban coffee. I found him to be a soft spoken, friendly and gentle person. He signed a few items I had brought right then and there. He had been one of my first baseball heroes since I saw him pitching for the Red Sox in the 1975 World Series.
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