Diamondbacks Manager After Corey Seager Homer: 'Loudest Crowd Noise I Ever Heard'

Game 2 of the World Series is coming, but the roar of the Texas Rangers' heroics at the end of Game 1 is still rattling in the ears of Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager’s game-tying, two-run homer in Game 1 of the World Series set off the crowd at Globe Life Field on Friday night to the tune of 112 decibels.

The sellout crowd was overjoyed to see the Texas Rangers shortstop send one out.

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, well, not so much.

His D-backs go into Game 2 down 1-0 on Saturday night. Before the second game, Lovullo was asked if he ever experienced moment in a baseball game that was as loud as Seager’s home run.

“That was easily the loudest crowd noise I ever heard,” Lovullo said.

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Lovullo has been part of loud environments this postseason. His Diamondbacks played the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series. The Phillies’ home park, Citizens Bank Park, was notoriously loud during the postseason.

He was also part of Boston’s 2013 World Series title as a coach.

As for Seager, he likes to deflect when it comes to his own accomplishments.

But after his heroics to tie the opener 5-5, it was a topic not even he could avoid.

“Just excitement obviously,” Seager said of his one-out blast. “It’s fun. This is the playoffs. This is kind of what it’s all about. It was a cool moment for sure.”

Seager’s home run was as critical as it was emotional. While it tied the game, the normally-stoic Seager screamed as he sent the ball flying to right field and threw his bat to the side.

Seager went 1-for-4, scoring three times and walking twice. Big World Series moments are nothing new for Seager, especially at Globe Life Field. He was the World Series MVP for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020 when he went 8-for-20 in Arlington.

The long ball marked just the sixth time in World Series history that a game-tying homer came in the bottom of the ninth inning and the first since Alex Gordon did it for Kansas City in 2015.

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