D-backs to increase Lovullo via 2024 (supply)

PHOENIX — The D-backs and supervisor Torey Lovullo have agreed on a one-year contract extension via 2024, in response to a baseball supply.

The workforce has not confirmed or commented on the transfer. An announcement might come as quickly as Sunday.

The extension comes because the D-backs are off to a robust begin to the season. Despite shedding to the Braves on Saturday evening, which ended a six-game profitable streak, they’re 35-24 — tied with the Dodgers for essentially the most wins within the National League.

Lovullo was employed by the D-backs not lengthy after Mike Hazen took over as basic supervisor following the 2016 season. In his first yr on the helm, Lovullo led the D-backs to a 93-69 report and the highest NL Wild Card spot. Arizona beat the Rockies within the NL Wild Card Game that yr earlier than being swept by the Dodgers within the NL Division Series.

The D-backs completed 82-80 in 2018 and have been in first place within the NL West initially of every month that yr earlier than fading out of the playoff race in September.

In what many anticipated to be a rebuilding yr in 2019, the D-backs have been a shock NL Wild Card contender as they gained 85 video games.

Things fell off for them after that, as they struggled in the course of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season after which bottomed out final yr, ending 52-110, one loss shy of the membership report.

Lovullo was within the last yr of his unique contract in 2021, and regardless of the struggles on the sector, Hazen prolonged Lovullo’s contract in September of that yr and added an choice yr for 2023, which was picked up on the finish of August.