Chris Sale mimicked Luis Tiant's delivery ahead of throwing his first pitch in Saturday's game vs. the Red Sox.

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.”

Chris Sale returned to JetBlue Park Saturday as a member of the Atlanta Braves, and upon his arrival the former Red Sox ace paid tribute to the late Luis Tiant by emulating his distinctive wind-up and delivery on the first pitch of the game.

Baseball Hall of Famer and Boston Red Sox legend Luis Tiant passed away this past October at the age of 83. The three-time All-Star and two-time AL ERA leader spent eight seasons in Boston, and even has a sausage stand named after him outside of Fenway Park.