{"id":108704,"date":"2025-10-22T16:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=108704"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:47:04","slug":"report-giants-hire-new-skipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/10\/22\/report-giants-hire-new-skipper\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Giants hire Tennessee&#8217;s Tony Vitello as New Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The San Francisco Giants are reportedly hiring Tony Vitello away from the Tennessee Vols.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SFGiants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SFGiants<\/a> announced today that they have named Tony Vitello the 40th field manager in club history. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PB7VtOwePU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PB7VtOwePU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SFGiants (@SFGiants) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFGiants\/status\/1981074178360168629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 47-year-old coach becomes the first manager with no professional experience to take the helm of a Major League Baseball team \u2014 a groundbreaking move that signals a bold new direction for the Giants organization. Vitello, long considered one of the most energetic and forward-thinking minds in college baseball, completely transformed the outlook of the Tennessee baseball program during his tenure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since taking over the Vols in 2017, Vitello built Tennessee into a national powerhouse through his fiery leadership, relentless recruiting, and player development philosophy that emphasized competitiveness and accountability. His impact culminated in the program\u2019s first-ever College World Series Championship in 2024, a historic milestone that cemented his status as one of the premier coaches in the sport. Vitello is also the winningest coach in SEC baseball history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TONY VITELLO JOINS THE FANS\u203c\ufe0f<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vol_Baseball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Vol_Baseball<\/a> | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCWS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCWS<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nKQin2RT7u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/nKQin2RT7u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1805433768485793812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vitello\u2019s jump to the majors represents a daring leap \u2014 one that bridges the gap between the intensity of the college game and the strategic nuance of professional baseball. For the Giants, this hiring reflects a willingness to embrace innovation and fresh ideas after years of middling results. Some have compared the hire to the Gabe Kapler hire from a few years ago, and the Giants are hoping that the results are better this time around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move also shows MLB\u2019s growing appreciation for leaders who connect with players on a personal level, blending modern analytics with culture-driven motivation. If Vitello can bring even a fraction of his success from Knoxville to San Francisco, the Giants could be on the verge of a cultural and competitive renaissance, and a trailblazer for the rest of baseball to poach coaches from college.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Saul Young\/News Sentinel \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco Giants are reportedly hiring Tony Vitello away from the Tennessee Vols. &nbsp; The #SFGiants announced today that they have named Tony Vitello the 40th field manager in club history. pic.twitter.com\/PB7VtOwePU \u2014 SFGiants (@SFGiants) October 22, 2025 The 47-year-old coach becomes the first manager with no professional experience to take the helm of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5663,"featured_media":108709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,1071],"tags":[29172],"class_list":["post-108704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giants","category-mlb","tag-tony-vitello"],"modified_by":"Evan Mazza, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108704"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108711,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108704\/revisions\/108711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}