By Nick Piecoro, USA TODAY Network
The Arizona Diamondbacks hired a new manager on Friday, reaching into the Red Sox organization once again to pluck Torey Lovullo away from Boston. He receives a three-year contract and will be formally introduced at a news conference on Monday at 10 a.m.
Lovullo was the favorite to get the job from the moment the Diamondbacks hired Mike Hazen as their general manager last month. The two worked together with the Boston Red Sox – Lovullo was the club’s bench coach the past four seasons – and before that were together with the Cleveland Indians.