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PHOENIX – In the darkest moment of the 2021 season with his team heading for a 110-game losing streak, Tory Lovolo could not have predicted what happened Sunday, when the Defenders extended their coaching stretch into 2024.
At the time, Lovolo relied heavily on his wife, Christine, who constantly reminded him that he could do it. Her support was one of the main reasons Lovullo was able to stay positive about its young players, who were learning on the job.
“It was dark,” Lovolo said. “It was real dark. And I never imagined sitting here and saying I’m going to have two more years, you know? Two years ago, I didn’t know where I was. I was emotionally lost, but I couldn’t show it because I had a team to be in charge of.”
In September of that year, the D-backs extended Lovullo through the 2022 season with a ’23 option. They chose this option last August.
Recently, running backs D-back GM Mike Hazen started talking with General Partner Managing Director Ken Kendrick and Team President/CEO Derek Hall about extending Lovullo’s contract yet again.
With them on board, Hazen broached the subject with Lovullo a few days earlier, and they quickly reached an agreement on a one-year extension. Part of the reason the deal is for one year and not more is because Hazen’s contract expires after the 2024 season as well.
The extension comes as the Defenders are off to a solid start to the season. Arizona entered Sunday play with a record between 35 and 24, tying them and the Dodgers for the most wins in the National League.
“The team has been playing this way the whole time from spring training onwards,” Hazen said. “I think the degree of preparation that we’re seeing going along with Toure and with his coaching staff is something that we think is one of our assets. The way the team plays him, that’s been fairly consistent even in seasons where it didn’t go very well from a win-loss standpoint.”
When the D-backs were struggling in 2021, Lovullo and the front office knew there were likely to be better days ahead given the depth and amount of talent coming through the farm system.
Lovullo at the time, as he does to this day with the next wave of prospects, did his best to keep in touch with them. He writes with a number of the organization’s prospects in an effort to help make a smoother transition when they reach the major leagues.
By extending Lovullo, Hazen also wanted to reassure the club who enjoy playing to their manager that he would be part of the future.
“We’re going to go through some ups and downs again, and knowing stability is, I think, important,” Hazen said. “I think the conversations he’s having with the players today about what we’re going to do today and moving forward, I think there’s more substance behind that because [the extension]. And I think that’s an important thing for us to establish, and I think it’s worth it, given what he’s done in this job. I think we’re reaping a lot of the investment that he’s made in these guys through those [tougher] periods of time. “
Lovullo had a lot of success early in his tenure with the D linebacker as they improved from last place to a Wild Card position in 2017, his first year at the helm.
The results of the past few seasons have not matched those of his first few seasons, but Lovolo’s growth as a coach has been evident to Hazen and is something Lovolo himself acknowledges.
“When I first came here, I was just letting the guys perform, go out there and do what they do best, put them at ease and support them,” said Lovolo. “But I’ve learned over the past couple of years how important it is to keep your [coaching] The staff is responsible and the players are responsible for getting better every day. So there were some pushing moments where I had to learn how to be comfortable having uncomfortable conversations.”
