Torey Lovullo is currently on a roll with the Diamondbacks and under his leadership, the team are just four wins away from winning their second World Series title, find out more about him along with his salary, contract and net worth
Under Lovullo, the Diamondbacks registered an 84-78 regular season in 2023, which secured them the final wild card in the National League.
Who is Torey Lovullo Diamondbacks manager, salary, contract, net worth in 2023, wife, record and age
Torey Lovullo on Mad Dog breaking his promise to retire:
"A deal's a deal … you can't back out of that one, Mad Dog … I ain't gonna forgive you until you do something unbelievable. Maybe show up here and say you're sorry to the entire team." pic.twitter.com/iG0OxTV02Q
— PHNX Diamondbacks (@PHNX_Dbacks) October 26, 2023
"I just said, it's been an absolute honor to manage against you. I hope you find your way back to doing this one day."
– Torey Lovullo upon Bruce Bochy's retirement in 2019.And now they meet again in the #WorldSeries. pic.twitter.com/icR1fjHogP
— MLB (@MLB) October 26, 2023
The Diamondbacks have been nothing short of impressive this season, as he led the team to a wild-card series sweep against the Brewers.
The team also secured an NLDS sweep of the NL West-winning Dodgers, as well as a stunning seven-game NLCS victory over the reigning NL champion Phillies.
Torey Lovullo bio
Salvatore Anthony “Torey” Lovullo is an American professional baseball manager who was born on 25 July 1965, in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was born to parents Sam Lovullo and Grace Massell. He currently serves as the manager for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. Lovullo joined the team back in November 4, 2016 and he is currently 58 years old as of 2023.
Wife and kids
Lovullo is currently married to Kristen Lovullo and the pair has three children – Nick Lovullo, Taylor Lovullo, and Connor Lovullo.
Torey Lovullo playing career
Prior to serving as the Diamondbacks’ longest-tenured manager, Lovullo was a highly touted prospect. In particular, Detroit’s Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson, who is one of the best managers of all time had high hopes on Lovullo. Lovullo started out his career, as a fifth-round pick by the Tigers back in 1987. He joined out of UCLA and quickly rose up through the minors, making his majors debut on September 10, 1988.
During his first season, he slashed .381/.409/.667 along with a home run in 12 games. He was awarded as the Opening Day first baseman in 1989. Lovullo once shared about Anderson stating:
Here was Sparky Anderson — this great manager, the Big Red Machine and all that — making these predictions about me. I didn’t want to let him down. I put so much pressure on myself to prove him right.”
I was 23 years old, and I was taking the weight of the world on my shoulders. I was too immature. I couldn’t handle it. I fell apart.”
Despite all the hype around him, Lovullo had a disappointing 1989 campaign slashing just .115/.233/.172 in 29 games. He spent the rest of the season in the minors, where he managed to hit just .230 in Triple-A. In the following season, he did not appear in the majors and continued to work his way back up. Ahead of the 1991 season, the Tigers traded Lovullo to the Yankees for Mark Leiter where he had a solid Triple-A season.
He slashed .271/.361/.433 and 10 home runs, which earned him a promotion to New York. However, he struggled again, and slashed only a .176/.250/.216 line. Lovullo finally had a breakthrough and secured his best ever Triple-A season in 1992, where he slashed .295/.379/.509. He also lead the International League with 33 doubles. He eventually became a free agent the following season and signed with the Angels. Lovullo had his best season with the Angels in 1993, playing in the majors the entire season. He hit a modest .251/.318/.354 along with six home runs in 116 games.
HHe spent the rest of his playing season between the majors and minors with the Mariners in 1994, the Athletics in 1996, the Indians in 1998, and with the Phillies in 1999. He eventually went to Japan, where he spent a part of the season with the Yakult Swallows in 2000. He made 29 appearances before officially ending his playing career.
Torey Lovullo coaching career
After retiring as a player, Lovullo returned to Cleveland in 2001 as an infield coach, and by 2002, he was the team’s Class A manager. He then became a High Class-A in 2003-04 and then a Double-A in 2005, before becoming a Triple-A in 2006. He quickly managed to clim up the managerial ladder as a result of his dedication.
Lovullo eventually left Cleveland and joined Boston Red Sox as their Triple-A manager. He then joined the Blue Jays manager in 2011 as the first-base coach before returning to the Red Sox ahead of the 2013 season as the bench coach. He earned his first World Series ring with the Red Sox that year. Back on August 14, 2015, Farrell temporarily stepped down as manager, following which, Lovullo took charge for the rest of the season. Under his guidance, the Red Sox went 28-20 despite starting the season with a 50-64 record. He eventually came back as Farrell’s bench coach in 2016, but left that same year to become the executive vice president and GM of the Diamondbacks in October.
Torey Lovullo as Diamondbacks manager
After joining the Diamondbacks, Lovullo found immediate success, guiding the squad to a 93-69 record. Under his guidance, the Diamondbacks, won their wild-card game against the Rockies, before losing out to the Dodgers. However, the Diamondbacks had a troubling 2018 season registering 82-80 with many core team members leaving.
The team traded in Paul Goldschmidt to the Cardinals which improved their record to 85-77 in 2019. In the following 2020 season, the team began their first rebuilding project but kept core players like Ketel Marte, Christian Walker, Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly. The team struggled to a 25-35 record eventually ending with a 52-110 mark in 2021. Despite the struggles, the Diamondbacks decided to keep Lovullo and signed a one-year extension deal for the 2022 season.
The Diamondbacks experienced a rapid turnaround the following 2022 season as Arizona secured a 74-88 season. It marked a 22-win improvement from the previous year. Around June 2023, the Diamondbacks registered a 35-24 start to the season, and Lovullo received another one-year extension until 2024. Torey Lovullo is now the longest-tenured manager in Diamondbacks’ history. He has so far managed for seven seasons, with Kirk Gibson coming behind with five. Aside from that, he is also is the franchise’s all-time managing wins leader. He has 142 more wins than Gibson’s 353 wins. Notably, only Bob Brenly, has more postseason victories with 11 wins compared to Lovullo’s 10.
Torey Lovullo managerial record
Given below is Torey Lovullo’s managerial record:
| Year | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
| 2017 | 93 | 69 | .574 |
| 2018 | 82 | 80 | .506 |
| 2019 | 85 | 77 | .525 |
| 2020 | 25 | 35 | .417 |
| 2021 | 52 | 110 | .321 |
| 2022 | 74 | 88 | .457 |
| 2023 | 84 | 78 | .519 |
| TOTAL | 495 | 537 | .480 |
As of 2023, his estimated net worth of Torey is $14 million and estimated salary per year is $900,000. The Diamondbacks extended manager Torey Lovullo’s contract through the 2024 season.