Giants make history with unprecedented managerial hire from college baseball ranks

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The San Francisco Giants made history Wednesday with their managerial hire.

The Giants tabbed Tony Vitello, the manager of the University of Tennessee baseball team, to lead their clubhouse.

Vitello is the first person to become an MLB manager directly from the college ranks, without any prior major league experience.

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Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello during Game 1 of the NCAA baseball tournament Fayetteville Super Regional between Tennessee and Arkansas held at Baum-Walker Stadium on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Vitello managed the Volunteers from 2018 through this past season, winning the College World Series in 2024. Three members of the current Giants played at Tennessee under Vitello's tutelage, with 2025 first-round pick Gavin Klein also a former Vol.

Buster Posey and the Giants moved on from Bob Melvin when the season ended. San Francisco went 81-81, a rather surprising finish after trading away nearly everyone they could at the deadline.

Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello goes to the dugout after the officials meeting for the NCAA college baseball Knoxville Regional final against Wake Forest on June 2, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee.  (Saul Young/News Sentinel/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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"I'm incredibly honored and grateful for this opportunity," Vitello said in a release. "I'm excited to lead this group of players and represent the San Francisco Giants. I can't wait to get started and work to establish a culture