The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Tuesday they agreed to a contract extension with manager Torey Lovullo.
According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the new deal will keep him under contract through the 2021 season.
Lovullo has spent the past two seasons as manager of the Diamondbacks, totaling a 175-149 regular-season record. He led the squad to the National League Division Series in 2017.
"Torey's leadership and ability to connect with people, specifically our players and coaches, provides the foundation for the culture we continue to cultivate and grow in Arizona," general manager Mike Hazen said in a statement. "This is an exciting day for Torey, his family and the D-Backs."
The extension is adding two more seasons onto Lovullo’s current deal, per The Athletic’s Zach Buchanan. The manager originally signed a three-year deal to run the D-backs in 2016, meaning this upcoming season would have been his last on that contract. That runs Lovullo’s deal through the 2021 season.
Lovullo was named the NL Manager of the Year in 2017 after helping the Diamondbacks win 24 more games than they did the year before.
The Diamondbacks won the NL Wild Card Game in 2017 but haven't won a playoff series since 2007.
Lovullo, 53, will be without several key pieces in 2019. First baseman Paul Goldschmidt was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, left-handed starting pitcher Patrick Corbin signed a $140 million contract with the Washington Nationals and center fielder A.J. Pollock signed with the division rival Dodgers.
Notable names set to return for the D-backs in the 2019 season include outfielder David Peralta and starting pitchers Zack Greinke and Robbie Ray. Infielder Eduardo Escobar was signed to an extension while catcher Carson Kelly and starting pitcher Luke Weaver were the two biggest pieces the D-backs received in the Goldschmidt deal.
