Cleveland Guardians''owner Larry Dolan, who passed Sunday at 94, had been a truly good guardian of Cleveland's professional baseball team. Purchasing the team in 2000, Dolan became the longest tenured owner in team history.

Larry Dolan, who spearheaded the longest ownership tenure in the history of Cleveland’s baseball franchise, died Sunday, the team announced.

Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team since 2000, has died at age 94. The Cleveland Guardians said in a statement Monday that Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes.