The Arizona Diamondbacks are sticking with Torey Lovullo.
After missing the postseason, the club will keep Lovullo as its manager, according to Nick Piecoro. His two-year extension keeps him aligned contractually with general manager Mike Hazen, who brought him in for the 2017 season to replace Chip Hale.
Lovullo has now spent a decade leading Arizona, and the résumé still carries real weight. He has six winning seasons, won Manager of the Year in 2017, and has taken the Diamondbacks to the postseason twice.
The bigger of those runs ended with a World Series appearance in 2023. Since then, though, Arizona has fallen short of the playoffs despite having two years with a superior record.
This year’s team finished 86-76, a strong mark that still left them two games shy of the final Wild Card spot.
The path to the postseason got even messier in mid-August, when All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte became part of the story. Marte didn’t show up for a game at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox, then later went on the injured list with a knee injury after a stay on the development list. Arizona lost both games against Boston and then dropped at least one game in each of its next three series while Marte was out.
Marte also drew attention during that stretch when he was seen at a Phoenix casino while sidelined.
It’s impossible to know exactly how many wins Marte might have swung Arizona’s way, but the Diamondbacks clearly could have used him.
Now the focus shifts to next season, with Lovullo still in charge and Arizona aiming to get back to the postseason for the first time since 2023.
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