Larry Lucchino, former Red Sox president who won 3 World Series with team, dies at 78

Larry Lucchino, a former team president for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres, died on Tuesday at age 78.
Lucchino, part of the original ownership group that purchased the Red Sox in December 2001 alongside principal owner John Henry and chairman Tom Werner, served as president of the Red Sox from 2002 to 2016. During that time, the Red Sox won three World Series titles in 2004, 2007 and 2013. Lucchino was responsible for hiring 28-year-old general manager Theo Epstein in 2002, a move that helped the Red Sox break their 86-year championship drought in 2004.