MESA, Ariz. — Nick Lovullo always knew he wanted to stay in baseball after his professional career ended.
After the Boston Red Sox selected him in the 20th round of the 2016 draft, Lovullo spent the next five years in their minor-league system. He moved on to the Miami Marlins organization in 2021, spending part of the season on their Double-A team before finishing the year — and his pro career — in the independent Frontier League.
“You hear every time from people that have gone through the process of retiring and stepping away from playing that when you know, you know,” Lovullo told the Tribune. “When I got to that point in my life, I was like: I’m ready. I had full closure. I had no regrets for how my career went.”
