{
  "id": 10321114,
  "title": "Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo wants 'to be wanted' with future up in air after playoff miss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/diamondbacks-manager-torey-lovullo-wants-to-be-wanted-with-future-up",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T00:26:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/diamondbacks-manager-torey-lovullo-wants-002614606.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo grappled with his future with the team after Arizona narrowly missed the postseason for the eighth time in nine years. Lovullo, the most successful manager in Diamondbacks history with a 750-768 record, said he wants to win a world championship with the organization but also wants to be wanted. The team's failure to secure a postseason berth came after a heartbreaking 10-7 loss to San Diego on Saturday, which meant Arizona needed to win that game and Philadelphia to lose in order to clinch the final wild-card spot. Lovullo, who has been with the organization since 2017, expressed his love for Arizona and the fans, but his uncertain future remains a topic he hopes to address soon.",
  "summary": "Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo acknowledged he is uncertain about his future with the club after Arizona barely missed the playoffs yet again on the final day of the regular season. “I want to win a world championship with this organization, but I want to be wanted,” Lovullo said Sunday after the Diamondbacks officially missed the postseason for the eighth time in nine years. Lovullo is the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo uncertain about future with team",
    "Arizona missed postseason for eighth time in nine years",
    "Lovullo wants to win world championship and be wanted by team"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Torey Lovullo's desire to be wanted by the Diamondbacks organisation suggests his current status may not be secure, potentially altering his future with the team he has managed since 2017.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo wants ‘to be wanted’ with future up in air after playoff miss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/diamondbacks-manager-torey-lovullo-wants-to-be-wanted-with-future-up-10321540",
        "published": "2026-09-28T00:27:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}