Buster Posey was not a conventional hire when he assumed the role of the Giants’ president of baseball operations last year. It should come as no surprise, then, that Posey was equally bold and daring in his first managerial search.

The Giants, per multiple reports, are hiring Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello, who will make an unprecedented leap from collegiate head coach to major-league manager despite having no experience at the professional level.

Vitello, 47, will become the 18th manager since the team moved to San Francisco and replace former manager Bob Melvin, who was fired after just two seasons with the team.

When Posey was asked earlier this month what he was looking for in a new manager, Posey said he wants someone “who’s going to be obsessive about the details, obsessive ab

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