Chicago White Sox Vice Chairman Eddie Einhorn died Tuesday night at age 80 the team announced. He died in New Jersey from complications following a stroke, his wife Ann told NorthJersey.com.
Einhorn was an executive with the White Sox for 35 seasons and previously served as the team's president and chief operating officer. He worked as a vendor for the team at Comiskey Park in 1959-60.
White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf , said in a statement, "Eddie was a creative whirlwind whose ideas -- many of them far ahead of their time -- changed the landscape of sports, and sports on television, forever.