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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo has been around Major League Baseball for a long time, but it doesn’t make the hard conversations any less difficult.
On Saturday night, Lovullo informed reliever Tom Wilhelmsen he had been designated for assignment following Friday’s 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
“It’s unfortunate for us and him that this move had to be made,” said the first-year manager. “He’s meant so much to this team, a leader down in the bullpen. But I think he’s passed along the torch to the rest of the guys.