Lou Schwechheimer, the owner of the Marlins' Triple-A affiliate Wichita Wind Surge, has died after complications related to COVID-19, the Wichita organization announced Wednesday. He was 62.
Schwechheimer spent 35 years with the Pawtucket Red Sox before buying the Rays’ high Class-A affiliate, the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League and the Triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes of the Pacific Coast League. The Baby Cakes moved to Wichita before the 2020 season, which was eventually canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Schwechheimer was inducted into the International League Hall of Fame in 2019.