Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello walks on the field before an NCAA College World Series baseball game against Florida State on June 19, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Mike Buscher, file)

SF Giants hire

Tennessee’s Vitello

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are hiring University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their manager for his first professional coaching job.

It’s a bold gamble by San Francisco executive Buster Posey on a coach with no previous experience in the pros. The 47-year-old Vitello is making the jump after spending his entire career at the college level. He guided the Vols to their first NCAA title last year.

The Giants went 81-81 this season under Bob Melvin. Posey calls Vitello “one of the brightest, most innovative and most respected coaches in college

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