Farrell has Stage 1 lymphoma that will keep him out of the dugout for the remainder of 2015. Lovullo found out about it on Thursday night, but he was still processing it by the time he took the podium late Friday.
"It's been tough. It's been an emotional 18 hours," said Lovullo. "I was up at 3:00 in the morning thinking about until 5:00 in the morning, slept for 15 minutes, thought about it again. It's never any type of information you're prepared for. He was candid. He came right out and said, 'I have cancer. This is what's happening.