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.”

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.

In a touching tribute to a former Red Sox great who passed away over the winter, Chris Sale adjusted his pitching delivery for Saturday's first pitch.