Giants hire Tennessee's Vitello
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ESPN confirms what was suspected about the timing of Tony Vitello's decision to leave Tennessee for the San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants officially announced the hiring of Tennessee Vols baseball coach Tony Vitello as the franchise's new manager on Wednesday. Vitello is the first college baseball coach to make the jump directly to a manager's role without having previous MLB coaching or playing experience.
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Tony Vitello's obstacle in leap from NCAA to Giants? ‘You didn't play our game at the pro level'
From Tennessee coach to San Francisco Giants manager, Tony Vitello faces a steep learning curve. Collegiate machismo and mastery of recruitment can only go so far in MLB.
Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello has been mentioned as a potential candidate for vacant MLB manager jobs. Vitello stated he has not had direct contact with any teams and is focused on the Volunteers. He considers the speculation a compliment to his ...