The San Francisco Giants shocked the baseball world last month when the team hired Tony Vitello as its new manager . It marked the first time a college baseball coach with no professional experience landed a job as a Major League manager.

While the move is unprecedented, Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey is making sure Vitello has an experienced support system in place. Posey is hiring former Giants manager Bruce Bochy as a special assistant to the team, per Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic.

Bochy won three World Series titles as the Giants’ manager from 2007-2019. He then won a fourth championship as the Texas Rangers' skipper in 2023. Now Bochy is finalizing a deal to return to San Francisco in an advisory role.

Giants hire Bruce Bochy as special assistant

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