Minority owner and vice chairman of the Chicago White Sox, Eddie Einhorn, died Wednesday at the age of 80.
According to Jay Levin of the Record, Einhorn's wife, Ann, revealed the longtime broadcasting executive died due to complications from a stroke.
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred released a statement regarding Einhorn's passing, via MLB Communications:
Commissioner Manfred issued the following statement regarding the
passing of @whitesox Vice Chairman Eddie Einhorn. pic.twitter.com/9Dnnnh0GhI— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) February 25, 2016Per Levin, Einhorn's son, Jeff, commented on his father's passion for athletics: "He loved sports, but his love of sports was best expressed behind the scenes.