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Lovullo

Fritz will take over for Ben Kaplan who was let go following a rough 2026 campaign. The 45-year-old has spent the past seven seasons as the Padres’ bullpen coach and this will be his first gig as a full-time pitching coach at the MLB level, though he briefly fulfilled that role with the Padres on an interim basis after Larry Rothschild was dismissed in 2021.

Some thought the Diamondbacks would move on from Lovullo if they didn’t make the postseason, but he’s staying on a new deal that will expire alongside GM Mike Hazen’s following the 2028 season. Lovullo is 750-768 in 10 years at the helm for the D-backs. His teams have reached the postseason twice, losing to the Dodgers in the NLDS in his first year in 2017 and falling to the Rangers in the World Series in 2023.

Nothing official from the Diamondbacks yet, but all indications are that Lovullo will be back after managing to guide Arizona to an 80-82 record this season despite an avalanche of injuries to key contributors. The 60-year-old skipper has gone 664-692 (.490) over nine seasons at the helm since 2017. He could potentially be on the hot seat next season since Arizona has missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons after making it to the Fall Classic back in 2023.

Kaplan comes to the Diamondbacks after serving last year as the assistant pitching coach with the Phillies; a position he held for the last three season with Philadelphia. He replaces Brent Strom after Strom was fired following the disappointing 2024 season for Arizona.

The first-time skipper led the Marlins to an 84-78 record and a Wild Card berth in his first season at the helm of a big league club. Schumaker garnered eight first place, eight second place and eight third place votes in a closely contested race. Former Brewers skipper and current Cubs manager Craig Counsell finished as the runner-up, while Braves manager Brian Snitker, Diamondbacks skipper Torey Lovullo and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts rounded out the top five.

No word yet on the financial details yet, but it’s obviously a well-deserved extension for Lovullo who is fresh off of winning his first National League pennant. The Diamondbacks are loaded with premium young talent and should be a force to be reckoned with in the National League once again in 2024 under Lovullo’s leadership.

Lovullo has guided the Diamondbacks to a 35-24 record and is tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in the National League. Arizona hasn’t made the postseason since the 2017 campaign, which was during Lovullo’s first season as manager. There should be an official announcement in the coming days.

Lovullo has guided the rebuilding Diamondbacks to a respectable 60-67 record this season in a loaded NL West division. The 57-year-old skipper has been at the helm for the last six seasons, going 397-438 (.475). Arizona hasn’t made the postseason since the 2017 campaign, but appears to have a promising future, especially if top prospect Corbin Carroll becomes a true franchise cornerstone.

Strom, 73, had indicated that he might retire, but he lives in Arizona and the D-backs have convinced him to handle their pitching staff. He has a terrific reputation and is a great get for a Diamondbacks team which finished last in the National League with an inflated 5.11 ERA last year. Strom spent the last eight seasons as the pitching coach for the Astros, playing a major role in their World Series title run back in 2017.

Bourjos played in the majors for parts of 10 seasons with the Angels, Cardinals, Phillies, Rays and Braves from 2010 until 2019. The 34-year-old former outfielder spent the last two seasons as a scout with the Rockies.