Tributes continue to pour in from Red Sox legends and other MLB dignitaries following the news of former Red Sox president and CEO’s Larry Lucchino’s death on Tuesday.
Lucchino, who played a pivotal role in steering the Red Sox toward its first World Series title in 86 years, was 78. Part of the ownership group that bought the Red Sox in 2002, he served as Red Sox president and CEO from 2002 to 2015 — overseeing three championships over that stretch.
Lucchino also served as chairman of the Worcester Red Sox and The Jimmy Fund, and left a lasting legacy with his prior MLB stops in the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres by spearheading the development of their lauded ballparks — Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Petco Park — during his respective tenures there.