There\u2019s a new skipper in the Bay.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The San Francisco Giants have hired Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello as the team\u2019s next manager, The Post\u2019s Jon Heyman confirmed<\/a> Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n Vitello, 47, becomes the first ever college coach to make the jump directly to MLB manager without prior experience at the professional level.\u00a0<\/p>\n The SF Giants hired Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello to be the club\u2019s next manager. AP<\/p>\n Vitello will replace manager Bob Melvin, who was fired in September<\/a> after two middling seasons, and arrives in San Francisco after bolstering Tennessee into an NCAA powerhouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n The St. Louis native was hired to helm the Volunteers in 2018, with the team eager to bounce back from a middle-of-the-road 27-25 season.<\/p>\n Vitello\u2019s first season in charge yielded a familiar 29-27 record, but the team steadily improved in the following years and ultimately skyrocketed.<\/p>\n The Tennessee Volunteers won the College World Series in 2024. AP<\/p>\n Tennessee went a commanding 257-81 over the last five seasons. The club won the SEC three times, seized the conference championship in 2022, and went on to defeat Texas A&M in the 2024 College World Series.<\/p>\n Prior to his time with Tennessee, the former Missouri infielder worked as an assistant with the Tigers, TCU, and Arkansas.<\/p>\n Vitello had been previously linked to the managerial opening on Oct. 18, with The Post confirming reports of president of baseball operations Buster Posey and the Giants \u201cmoving toward<\/a>\u201d hiring the Volunteers\u2019 skipper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Buster Posey was hired as the Giants\u2019 president of baseball operations ahead of the 2024 season. AP<\/p>\n The San Francisco Giants went 81-81 during the 2025 season, missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. AP<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s the guy who probably convinced Buster Posey he could beat the Dodgers,\u201d an anonymous source told the San Francisco Standard<\/a>. \u201cNo doubt in my mind that he walked in and said that. Just give me the horses.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a daring choice for Posey, who was hired as the club\u2019s president ahead of the 2024 season \u2014 hungry to rekindle the magic for a franchise that won three championships in five years during his 12-season tenure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n