The Boston Purple Sox are mourning the discount of longtime government Larry Lucchino on Tuesday … with the crew saying the previous CEO and president handed away at age 78.

Instantly after serving the exact same roles for the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres, Lucchino — a former Princeton basketball participant — joined the Crimson Sox agency in 2001 … and was tasked with placing collectively a squad that might conclude the franchise’s Earth Sequence drought.

Not solely did he thrive in 2004, breaking the 86-calendar yr curse, he additionally led the Sox to 2 way more championships in 2007 and 2013. Lucchino was the chairman of the Worchester Pink Sox, the crew’s AAA affiliate as properly.

The members of the family unveiled an announcement … indicating his beloved sorts have been current on the time of his demise.

“The Lucchino family members needs to thank his mates and caregivers who, in extra of the previous handful of months, have surrounded him with love, laughter, and joyful recollections.”

“To us, Larry was an distinctive man or lady who blended a Hall of Fame lifetime as a Main League Baseball govt together with his ardour for serving to these individuals most in have to have.”

The household additionally noticed Lucchino’s charitable endeavours … which bundled his operate as chairman of the Jimmy Fund, which helps most cancers sufferers.

“He introduced the exact same enthusiasm, tenacity, and probing intelligence to all his endeavors, and his achievements speak for themselves.”