BREAKING: The Arizona Diamondbacks will retain manager Torey Lovullo for his 10th season, a team source confirmed to Arizona Sports. The Diamondbacks entered 2025 with a record payroll nearing $200 million and expectations to compete for a championship, which did not materialize in an 80-82 season. Managing partner Ken Kendrick told Arizona Sports‘ John Gambadoro, “I have never been more disappointed in a season than this one because our expectations were so high.” The 2025 season was disastrous through the trade deadline, however, as poor defense, pitching woes and injuries led to a 51-58 record by July 31. Merrill Kelly, Naylor and Eugenio Suarez were among the D-backs shipped to other teams, while Arizona was left with a younger roster for the final two months. That is where Lovullo may have saved his job. The Diamondbacks played their best baseball of the season with a less experienced, more athletic team, staying alive in the Wild Card race until the final weekend of the re...