The Pawtucket Red Sox, the Triple-A International League Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, have been in Rhode Island since 1970. One of the most iconic owners of the Pawsox was Ben Mondor who bought the team out of bankruptcy in 1977.
Mondor was a two- time winner of the International League Executive of the Year in 1978, and in 1999. He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall Of Fame in 2004. Mondor was elected into the International League Hall Of Fame in 2008. Mondor died in October of 2010.
The team was bought in 2015 by Larry Lucchino.