MLB notebook: Billy Conigliaro, the first Red Sox draft pick, dies at age 73 Billy Conigliaro played his first two seasons in Boston with his brother, Tony. Associated Press Share In this September 2014 photo, former Boston Red Sox outfielder Billy Conigliaro, brother of Red Sox outfielder Tony Conigliaro, throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston. Billy Conigliaro, the first Red Sox draft pick, died on Wednesday at age 73. Charles Krupa/Associated Press, file BOSTON — Billy Conigliaro, the first Red Sox draft pick who started out in the Boston outfield with star-crossed brother Tony and later spent years taking care of him after a heart attack, died Wednesday. He was 73.