Former Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello was hired by San Francisco to fill its vacant managerial position in MLB on Oct. 22. Vitello joins Dick Howser as a college baseball head coach in going directly to MLB as a manager.

Tennessee AD Danny White didn't overthink this. He hired the man who helped build the championship program and can maintain the Tony Vitello link.

Last winter, only three MLB teams made managerial changes. This time around, there's more movement at the skipper position.

Posey, the San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations, just established himself as the biggest gunslinger in the business with a massive gamble hiring Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello. Yes, Vitello, the same guy who has never played a day ...

Tennessee will go with an in-house hire to fill the vacancy left by former coach Tony Vitello, who took the same job with the San Francisco Giants in a historic move. The Volunteers are promoting Josh Elander, the team's associate head coach since 2022, the team announced three days after Vitello's departure.

The San Francisco Giants could put their next manager in a tough position if they were to sign this free agent.