Mike Wilson has been a reporter at the Knoxville News Sentinel for more than eight years now, covering Tennessee Volunteers athletics for the entirety of Vitello's successful run on Rocky Top (which included three trips to the College World Series in Omaha and winning the 2024 national championship).

Vitello’s father feels his son will succeed without pro experience since managing is about gaining trust. ‘His personality is such that he convinces people to trust him.’

The Giants have introduced their new manager, Tony Vitello, who's coming from the University of Tennessee and will be the first manager in MLB history to jump directly from a college program to the big leagues without experience in professional baseball.

Following the Giants’ firing of Bob Melvin, Vitello boarded a flight to the East Coast on a recruiting trip. The plane had no Wi-Fi, leaving Vitello briefly disconnected to the world. Upon landing, a text message from Buster Posey awaited.

Vitello’s Tennessee teams played with an edge. While in that role, he has said that “in between the lines there are no rules” and compared his team to UFC fighters. It’s a big, irreverent gesture to the pearl-clutching traditionalists who constantly claim baseball needs to be played according to an unwritten code.

Will the SF Giants look to make an upgrade at second base this offseason? The Giants began the season with Tyler Fitzgerald penciled in as the everyday second baseman. He was coming off a breakout year in 2024, and the Giants were not keen on making an upgrade.

The San Francisco 49ers improved to 6-3 behind Christian McCaffrey's 173 total yards, two touchdowns and another strong start from backup QB Mac Jones in a 34-24 win at New York.

General manager Zack Minasian (center) and president of baseball operations Buster Posey (right) have plenty of freedom to choose a new manager. Andy Kuno / San Francisco Giants / Getty Images Pick a Giants manager since Dusty Baker, and you can explain ...

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