Before the Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies cross paths with each other tomorrow night in the MLB NLCS, D’Backs manager Torey Lovullo has a brief history with the Phillies organization.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Did you know: D-backs manager Torey Lovullo played his 8th and final MLB season with the Phillies in 1999. pic.twitter.com/ibOaDVHmya
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After leaving the then-Cleveland Indians following the 1998 season, Lovullo wrapped up his career with the Phillies in 1999 for his eighth and final MLB campaign.
While being in Philadelphia, Lovullo played in 17 games and went 8-for-41 with a .211 batting average.
Overall, Lovullo appeared in 303 MLB games before playing 29 games in the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan before retiring.
Now, Lovullo gets to play the team he ended his playing career with in arguably the most important game as the Diamondbacks manager.
The best-of-seven NLCS series between Arizona and the Phillies begins in Game 1 tomorrow at 5:07 p.m at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Alec Cipollini is a journalist covering the Arizona Coyotes, Cardinals and Phoenix Rising for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account @AlecCipollini
