[11] The founder, famed litigator Edward Bennett Williams, had ownership interest in both the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Orioles.

[9] Lucchino's law practice at Williams & Connolly included a substantial amount of work for those two sports teams.

[11] Lucchino subsequently joined the Boston Red Sox as president and CEO when John W. Henry purchased the team in December 2001.

[12] Lucchino was known for having initiated the trend of building baseball-only facilities with an old-fashioned charm and smaller seating capacities.

They advanced to the 1998 World Series, which was instrumental in winning a city-wide vote in November 1998 to authorize the construction of Petco Park.

[17] Lucchino hired Janet Marie Smith to initiate a nearly $300 million renovation project of Fenway Park over the next ten years, including the Green Monster seats.

[30] In December 2019, he underwent surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to remove a cancerous blockage in the kidney area.

[31] In August 2023, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute presented Lucchino with the Boston Red Sox Jimmy Fund Award for his help in raising $142 million over the years.

[32][35] In August 2024, Red Sox principal owner John W. Henry commented:[36] Larry was the greatest baseball man I ever met.