The Arizona Diamondbacks are reportedly bringing back manager Torey Lovullo on a new two-year contract. The deal was first reported by The Arizona Republic and has since been reported by multiple outlets. The team has not announced it. Lovullo’s future had been in question after Arizona missed the playoffs for a third straight year, and he finished this season on a one-year deal. The Diamondbacks went 86-76, the best record in MLB among teams that didn’t make the postseason. Lovullo is the winningest manager in franchise history, with a 750-768 record over 10 seasons. He was the National League Manager of the Year in 2017, his first season in Arizona, and led the club to the World Series in 2023. After the final game of this season he told reporters, “Arizona is my home.” A Santa Monica, California native, Lovullo played at UCLA and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1987. He played parts of eight MLB seasons with seven teams, finished his playing career in Japan with the Yakult S...