Former Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello was hired by San Francisco to fill its vacant managerial position in MLB on Wednesday. Vitello will look to assemble his first coaching staff with the Giants after being hired.

On Friday, new San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello broke his silence about his decision to leave the University of Tennessee to manage in the Majors.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello is reportedly finalizing a deal to leave Tennessee for the MLB, according to reports from ESPN insider Pete Thamel.

Buster Posey's Giants hired Vitello to manage despite his lack of experience in pro ball as either a player or coach. "It's groundbreaking," Glavine said.

The Tennessee Volunteers await the decision of one of the greatest baseball coaches to ever coach the Tennessee Volunteers. If not the greatest. He is the same

There are all kinds of "rumblings" and "rumors" flying around Rocky Top this week with the San Francisco Giants reportedly in hot pursuit of Tennessee Vols baseball coach Tony Vitello. The Giants are reportedly hoping to hire Vitello as the franchise's next manager.