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Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham spoke to the Diamondbacks, and manager Torey Lovullo called his visit "as good ...

As for Burnes, he lines up perfectly to pitch Day 2 against the Chicago Cubs on March 28. Lovullo, however, cautions against reading too much into it. “There is some wiggle room for us to bounce ...