FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York, NY (Dec. 2001) --  Latino Legends in Sports, publisher of the award-winning on-line magazine latinosportslegends.com, announced its launch of the official website of former Major League pitcher and Hall of Fame candidate, Luis Tiant (www.eltiante.com).

Eltiante.com, named after Luis Tiant’s nickname,  “El Tiante”, will not only feature his illustrious 19-year Major League career, but will showcase his new line of cigars, the “El Tiante” cigars.

Latino Legends in Sports has been working closely with Tiant and associates to create, design and develop a top-notch website about Luis Tiant’s baseball career and his endeavors after retirement.  “I’m very excited and honored of producing and hosting Eltiante.com, the official website of Luis Tiant, one of baseball’s most talented and celebrated pitchers,” said Ozzie Gonzalez, President/CEO of Latino Legends in Sports. “We’ll be working closely with Tiant to further develop Eltiante.com and use our network of sites to reach the Hispanic community.”

The official site of Luis Tiant will offer: Updated news, schedule of events, a biography, stats, photo galleries, multimedia, memorabilia and a complete list and description of his very own “El Tiante” cigars and much more. Latinosportslegends.com will also heavily promote Eltiante.com through its network of sites and media channels.

“I asked Latino Legends in Sports to create Eltiante.com because I’m very impressed with their latinosportslegends.com site; it has great content and brings many of our legendary Latino athletes, including myself, to one home.  I wanted my own personal website to share with my fans, my times in the Major Leagues and the things that I’ve been doing, like my new line of cigars.  I’ve been waiting a long time for this to happen and finally it’s here!” said Luis Tiant.

About Latino Legends in Sports:
Latino Legends in Sports owns and operates the award-winning Latinosportslegends.com website, Internet portal -Hispanicsurf.com and is the exclusive publisher and creator of Eltiante.com.

Founded in 1999, Latino Legends in Sports, www.latinosportslegends.com has encountered tremendous growth and is the premier site for information on legendary and superstar Latino sports players worldwide.  With over 1000 pages of content-rich articles, stats, multimedia and photos, Latino Legends in Sports will remain on the cutting-edge reaching the vast and fast-growing Hispanic community.

About Luis Tiant:
Luis Tiant was an icon when he pitched for the Boston Red Sox in the 1970s.  In his 19-year career in the Major Leagues, Tiant won 229 games, struck out 2,416 batters and was a three-time All-Star for the American League.  Known for his unorthodox pitching delivery and his love for cigars, Tiant is still considered a fan favorite and pitching idol to many.  Cuban-Born, Tiant, is now residing in Boston and has launched his own personal line of cigars – the “El Tiante” cigars.

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