The Giants formally introduced Tony Vitello as the team's new manager Thursday, following his historic hire as the first college coach to directly become skipper of a Major League franchise.

Former Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello was introduced as San Francisco’s manager in MLB on Thursday. He is the 40th manager all time for the Giants. Vitello is the first college head coach to go directly to a MLB managerial role without prior professional experience.

In a best-case scenario, this is the last time Giants fans will need to think about Tony Vitello and the next time will be in the playoffs.

How will Tony Vitello's over-the-top energy strike a grizzled San Francisco Giants veteran? The new manager has no plans to tone down the bravado, and Buster Posey is encouraging him to bring it.

Mike Wilson has been a reporter at the Knoxville News Sentinel for more than eight years now, covering Tennessee Volunteers athletics for the entirety of Vitello’s successful run on Rocky Top (which included three trips to the College World Series in Omaha and winning the 2024 national championship).

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants but Mac Jones will once again draw the start.

The Boston Red Sox's manager sees the logic behind the San Francisco Giants hiring Tony Vitello straight out of college.