Larry Lucchino, force behind retro ballpark revolution and drought-busting Red Sox, dies at 78

Larry Lucchino, the force behind baseball’s retro ballpark revolution and the transformation of the Boston Red Sox from cursed losers to World Series champions, has died. He was 78.

Lucchino had suffered from cancer. The Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, his last project in a career that also included three major league baseball franchises and one in the NFL, confirmed his death on Tuesday.

“Larry Lucchino was one of the most accomplished executives that our industry has ever had," baseball commissioner said. "He was deeply driven, he understood