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Salvatore Anthony "Torey" Lovullo (born July 25, 1965) is an American professional baseball coach and former Major League infielder and minor league manager. In his playing days he was listed at tall and and was a switch hitter who threw right-handed. Lovullo is currently the interim manager of the Boston Red Sox, after serving as first-base coach of the Toronto Blue Jays in –. A native of Santa Monica, California, Lovullo is an alumnus of the University of California, Los Angeles; his father, Sam, was a producer on the television show Hee Haw. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft and made his Major League debut with the Tigers on September 10, 1988. He also played in the Majors for the New York Yankees, California Angels, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians, and appeared in his final big-league game on October 3, 1999, for the Philadelphia Phillies. After his MLB career ended, Lovullo spent one season in Japan as a member of the Yakult Swallows in 2000. His managing career included service in the Indians' and Red Sox' organizations. ==Major League playing career== Lovullo first reached the Major Leagues for a brief trial in September 1988, his second professional season. Replacing Tom Brookens at third base in the late innings of a 9–4 Tiger loss to the Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 10, he handled no chances in the field, but singled off Rick Rhoden in his first big-league at bat. Lovullo would play one full season and parts of seven others in the Majors. In his only full campaign, with the Angels, he appeared in 116 games played, and collected 92 hits, batting a career-high .251. He was the Angels' most-used second baseman, starting in 79 of the team's 162 games. He was a teammate that season of pitcher John Farrell, and formed an association that would influence Lovullo's managerial and coaching career. Altogether, Lovullo appeared in 303 MLB games, including 133 at second base, and 67 each at first base and third base. He batted .224 in 737 at bats, collecting 165 total hits, including 15 home runs, 60 runs batted in, 35 doubles and one triple. In Japan in 1999 he played in only 29 games and batted .197 with one home run and two runs batted in. Lovullo's long minor playing career —1,433 games with 1,193 hits, and a batting average of .267〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Minor league statistics from )〕 — included extended stays with the Toledo Mud Hens, Columbus Clippers and Buffalo Bisons; he would later return to manage in both Buffalo and Columbus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Torey Lovullo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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