The Arizona Diamondbacks will start reliever Joe Mantiply as an opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday at Chavez Ravine, manager Torey Lovullo announced.
The Diamondbacks’ TV broadcast caught some tension between Arizona manager Torey Lovullo and Detroit starter Jack Flaherty, as the two sides jawed from their respective dugouts toward the end of an 8-3 Tigers win at Chase Field on Saturday.
Zac Gallen was one out away from completing seven shutout innings when things went completely south for Arizona. With two outs, the Tigers erupted for six runs in an inning where Arizona went through three different pitchers.
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo took grounders and batting practice at Chase Field on Saturday. It looked like a typical pregame routine for the 2023 All-Star — matching neon cleats and arm sleeve at that — as he works back from a right meniscus tear.
While there was not much for Torey Lovullo to say after the Diamondbacks’ 13-0 loss against the Tigers, he did find one positive to highlight during the postgame press conference: the game was over.
Heading into the bottom of the 8th inning in a tied game with the series hanging in the balance, Diamondbacks’ manager Torey Lovullo opted to substitute Pavin Smith for Randal Grichuk as a pinch hitter.
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo had a specific, personal reason to select Cincinnati Reds skipper David Bell to join his All-Star Game staff this summer, and that was to honor the late Mike Bell.
As part of the spoils for winning a National League pennant, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo gets to pick his coaching staff for the All-Star Game. During Tuesday’s game, the team announced that Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell will join Lovullo’s staff for the game.
After a magical run to the World Series, the Diamondbacks’ 2024 season has gotten off to a rocky start, hampered by injuries and offensive inconsistencies.
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo knows what to expect when handling the end of a Zac Gallen or Merrill Kelly start. There may be — will likely be — some pushback from two hyper-competitive players, but years of understanding have developed those relationships.
In a pregame session with the media, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters, including the Arizona Republic’s Theo Mackie, that left-handed starter Eduardo Rodríguez began his throwing program.
Resiliency and adaptability are two key traits in the culture the Diamondbacks have built under manager Torey Lovullo. Facing a critical two-week stretch of their season, they passed their first test after a 5-4 win completed a three-game series sweep over the Cincinnati Reds.
Manager Torey Lovullo encapsulated it perfectly: the Arizona Diamondbacks endured “a bad week at work,” marked by a string of blowout losses compounded by offensive inconsistency and significant blows to their starting rotation and bullpen.
Veteran pitchers Eduardo Rodriguez and Paul Sewald were in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ clubhouse Sunday morning, and manager Torey Lovullo gave encouraging updates on both before the team hits the road.
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was happy with starter Brandon Pfaadt’s outing against the San Diego Padres on Saturday. Everything else at Chase Field was “unsatisfactory,” from the offense, defense, bullpen and baserunning.
At the end of last night's game Scott McGough delivered a 1-2 pitch to Fernando Tatis Jr. that went high and tight, sending Tatis diving into the dirt to avoid being hit.
The D-backs take on the Padres tonight at Chase Field, first pitch is 6:40 P.M. Slade Cecconi will start for the D-backs and Dylan Cease will get the ball for the Padres.
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo gave an optimistic update on the status of closer Paul Sewald and center fielder Alek Thomas and their potential return from injury.
Zac Gallen came out of his start last Friday with what was officially called a right hamstring cramp. It's also verbally been referred to as a spasm. Over the last few days there had been uncertainty over whether he would make his next start, which was originally scheduled for today.
It began as a minor concern but has evolved into a significant setback, costing the Diamondbacks a key component of their rotation for nearly half of the season.
During last nights game against the Dodgers, an eventual 8-4 Diamondbacks loss, Torey Lovullo made what seemed to be a questionable decision that cost him the game.
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo may very well be living in his own baseball version of Groundhog Day.
Manager of the Year is a funny one because there are arguments that baseball managers have the least impact on the game, with all the analytics. Here is a look at the NL Manager of the Year market.
Considering the team’s success in 2023 — capped off with a National League pennant — it’s no surprise that the Diamondbacks’ front office wants the skipper to stick around for the foreseeable future.
Lovullo, who is in his seventh season managing the Diamondbacks, spoke with the media after the loss. He tried to express how sad he was over Arizona coming up short against the Rangers.
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