Larry Lucchino, who served as president of the Boston Pink Sox when the staff ended its 86-year World Collection drought in 2004, died Tuesday. He was 78. No reason for dying was given. Lucchino was a most cancers survivor who was handled for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma within the Eighties, prostate most cancers in 1999, and kidney most cancers in 2019.
“To us, Larry was an distinctive one that mixed a Corridor of Fame life as a Main League Baseball govt along with his ardour for serving to these folks most in want,” his household mentioned in a press release. “He introduced the identical ardour, tenacity, and probing intelligence to all his endeavors, and his achievements converse for themselves.”
A Pittsburgh native, Lucchino attended Yale Legislation Faculty and later practiced in Washington D.C., which led to a place on the board of the administrators with the NFL’s Washington franchise. He then grew to become president of the Baltimore Orioles in 1988. Lucchino most well-liked previous type ballparks and was instrumental within the development of Camden Yards, which was accomplished in 1992.
After working with the O’s from 1988-93, Lucchino then grew to become CEO of the San Diego Padres, and performed a task in getting approval for a brand new stadium in downtown San Diego. Lucchino was with the Padres from 1995-2001, at which level he joined the Pink Sox as their staff president. Petco Park, the Padres’ present stadium, opened in 2004.
“Larry’s profession unfolded like a playbook of triumphs, marked by transformative moments that reshaped ballpark design, enhanced the fan expertise, and engineered the perfect circumstances for championships wherever his path led him, and particularly in Boston,” Pink Sox proprietor John Henry mentioned in a press release.Â
“But, maybe his most enduring legacy lies within the exceptional folks he helped assemble on the Pink Sox, all of whom are a testomony to his coaching, knowledge, and mentorship. Lots of them proceed to form the group at present, carrying ahead the identical vigor, vitality, and cherished sayings that have been hallmarks of Larry’s character. Larry was a formidable opponent in any enviornment, and whereas he battled onerous, he at all times maintained the utmost respect for a worthy adversary and located real pleasure in sparring with folks. I used to be fortunate sufficient to have had him in my nook for 14 years and to have referred to as him a detailed pal for even longer. He was actually irreplaceable and might be missed by all of us on the Pink Sox.” Â
Lucchino employed Theo Epstein to run Boston’s entrance workplace quickly after becoming a member of the Pink Sox. Epstein started his profession in baseball in public relations with the Orioles underneath Lucchino, after which adopted him to the Padres, the place he broke into baseball operations. Lucchino additionally inspired Epstein to attend legislation faculty throughout their time in San Diego.
From 2002-15, Lucchino was staff president for 3 World Collection championships in Boston (2004, 2007, 2013), together with two with Epstein. He retired after the 2015 season and served because the chairman of the Jimmy Fund, which advantages the Dana-Farber Most cancers Institute and is the Pink Sox’s official charity, from 2016 till his dying.
Lucchino received three World Collection with the Pink Sox and in addition a Nationwide League pennant with the Padres in 1998. Along with Camden Yards and Petco Park, he additionally performed a task within the development of Polar Park, house of Boston’s Triple-A affiliate in Worcester, and in addition JetBlue Park, the membership’s spring coaching facility.
“Larry Lucchino was some of the completed executives that our trade has ever had,” MLB commissioner Rob Manfred mentioned in a press release. “He was deeply pushed, he understood baseball’s place in our communities, and he had a eager eye for govt expertise. Larry’s imaginative and prescient for Camden Yards performed an important function in advancing fan-friendly ballparks throughout the sport. He adopted up by overseeing the development of Petco Park, which stays a jewel of the San Diego group. Then Larry teamed with John Henry and Tom Werner to supply probably the most profitable period in Pink Sox historical past, which included historic World Collection Championships on the sector and a renewed dedication to Fenway Park.”
Along with his accomplishments in baseball, Lucchino was additionally with Washington for his or her Tremendous Bowl win in 1983, and he served on the board of administrators for the Particular Olympics. He was inducted into the Pink Sox Corridor of Fame in 2016 and the Padres Corridor of Fame in 2022.
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