Luis Tiant did things a new generation of ballplayers couldn’t understand and other pieces of the Red Sox.

Before one of the games, Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz were discussing their goal of throwing 200 innings.

Tiant, who threw 249 or more innings six times in his career, listened with amusement. Someone pointed out that Tiant pitched into the 15th inning of a game against the Angels in 1974 and pitched 311⅓ innings that season.

Beckett couldn’t believe it until someone called out the marker and showed it to him. Then he heard the rest of the story, that Tiant pitched 10 innings in his next game in regulation rest and allowed one run. Then he threw a shutout five days later.

It was fun to see Beckett, Buchholz and a few other pitchers gather around Tiant to hear him talk about those games.

“It’s amazing that he did this,” Buchholz said after the conversation broke down.

That series in Miami was also memorable for rapper Lil Wayne who showed up in the clubhouse after Game 3 and high-fived all the players as they left the field.

Tiant was not impressed.

“Who (bleep) is this?” he said

Some other observations about the Red Sox:

▪ Several readers have emailed that the Sox raised their season ticket prices. For one thing, it was a 2.4 percent increase for grandstand seats behind the plate.

People who can afford the season tickets can probably afford the increase. But you’d also think the Sox would see value in announcing they won’t be raising any prices after missing the postseason three straight seasons.

▪ Xander Bogaerts is a father now. But he doesn’t want to hear any comparisons to former Sox teammate David Ortiz.

Bogaerts was asked his thoughts on Shohei Ohtani’s performance this season, specifically his home run in Game 1 of the Division Series between the Dodgers and the Padres.

“He is one of the best players in the game. He’s had a phenomenal season this year, first year with the Dodgers, first postseason game,” Bogaerts said.

“That homer, a hard throw too. It wasn’t like it was a field in the middle. He seems to be seeing everything like a balloon right now.”

It was suggested to Bogaerts that Ohtani was performing like Ortiz did in 2013.

“No, no, no, that was different,” Bogaerts said. “I think he hit, what, .714 in the World Series. . . . That was definitely the best I’ve ever seen on a baseball field, that Series.”

Bogaerts was close. Ortiz hit .688 in that series, going 11-for-16 with four extra-base hits and six RBIs in six games. Ortiz was a .455 hitter in three World Series with his team going 12-2.

Ohtani is a great player. But take it easy on the Big Papi comparisons.

▪ Jarren Duran is one of the 10 finalists for the Hank Aaron Award in the American League. Aaron Judge or Bobby Witt Jr. sure they will win, but Duran has carved out a place for himself as one of the best in the game.

The award, once presented at the World Series, will be announced in Las Vegas on November 14. Voting is done by previous winners of the award, along with fans.

▪ Good luck to Maní Martinez, who the Sox let go after 20 years with the team.

Martínez was hired in 2005 at the insistence of Manny Ramírez, with whom he worked in Cleveland. Martinez was a bullpen catcher and batting practice pitcher.

Martinez bought a house in Fort Myers so he could be available to pitchers during offseason training.

He also had a knack for hitting home runs in the bullpen, including Ortiz’s famous grand slam in Game 2 of the 2013 ALCS.

The Sox made the move to increase the versatility of their pitching staff. With many teams, bullpen catchers also work behind the scenes breaking down video and helping prepare scouting reports.

▪ Reese McGuire was elected to free agency after the minor league season ended. This likely marks the end of his tenure with the Sox after two and a half seasons. McGuire hit .264 with a .686 OPS in 161 games.

Connor Wong will be the only catcher on the 40-man roster once Danny Jansen becomes a free agent after the World Series.

This season was Wong’s best offense in the majors. Defensive metrics aren’t kind to him, something the Red Sox have pushed.

Kyle Teel doesn’t seem likely to make the team out of spring training after catching 18 games in Triple A, so the Sox will look for a catcher through free agency or trade.

Peter Abraham can be reached at [email protected]. follow him @PeteAbe.