Lawrence Lucchino was born on September 6,1945 and is an American lawyer, best known as an executive in Major League Baseball.
17 Facts About Larry Lucchino
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Larry Lucchino was born in Pittsburgh, graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School there, and attended Princeton University where he played college basketball.
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Larry Lucchino graduated from Princeton in 1967 and then received a JD degree from Yale Law School, where he was a classmate of Hillary Clinton.
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Larry Lucchino later became president of the Baltimore Orioles, serving from 1988 to 1993, and president and CEO of the San Diego Padres, serving from 1995 to 2001.
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Larry Lucchino is known for having initiated the trend of building baseball-only facilities with an old-fashioned charm and smaller seating capacities.
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Larry Lucchino helped build Padres teams that made the playoffs in 1996 and 1998.
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Larry Lucchino was named to the Padres Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Larry Lucchino brought future general manager Theo Epstein with him to the Red Sox from the Orioles and the Padres, having encouraged Epstein to attend law school while he was working at the Padres.
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Larry Lucchino continued as chairman and co-owner of the Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based Pawtucket Red Sox.
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Larry Lucchino was a key figure in the relocation of the franchise to Worcester, Massachusetts, becoming the Worcester Red Sox for the 2021 minor league season.
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Larry Lucchino previously served on the board of directors for Special Olympics.
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Larry Lucchino has been a commencement speaker at several colleges in the New England area, including Boston University, New England School of Law, Bryant University, and Anna Maria College.
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Larry Lucchino is the only person known to have World Series rings, a Super Bowl ring and a Final Four watch.
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Larry Lucchino was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Larry Lucchino has been inducted to the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, and Taylor Allderdice High School Hall of Fame.
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Larry Lucchino was named chairman of The Jimmy Fund in 2016.
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Larry Lucchino is married to Stacey Johnson, and he adopted her two children, Davis and Blair.