Under Larry Lucchino, the Boston Red Sox ended a decade-long losing streak. Now he has died.
Larry Lucchino is dead. The former president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox has died at the age of 78, his family announced on Tuesday. A cause of death was not given. “It is with broken hearts that we announce that our beloved brother and uncle, Lawrence Lucchino, passed away on April 2nd surrounded by his family,” the statement said.
Lucchino was an extraordinary person “who combined a life in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame with his passion for people in need.” Lucchino served as CEO and president of the Red Sox from 2002 to 2015 and joined the organization as part of the ownership group.
Many successes in life
The Red Sox won their first World Series title since 1918 when they defeated the Saint Louis Cardinals in 2004 just two years after he took office. Two more championships followed (2007 and 2013) before Lucchino announced his retirement two years later.
Lucchino has repeatedly struggled with health problems over the years. He was treated for non-Hodgkins lymphoma in the mid-1980s. Prostate and kidney cancer were later added. In 2016, he was named chairman of the Jimmy Fund, which was founded in 1948 to support cancer treatment and research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
His major league career began long before he arrived in Boston. Lucchino was president of the Baltimore Orioles from 1988 to 1993 and president and CEO of the San Diego Padres from 1995 to 2001.
2024-04-02 17:18:50
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