"Vitello was a nine-year-old sitting in the right-field seats at Busch Stadium when Will Clark incited a benches-clearing brawl after sliding hard into St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Jose Oquendo. He remembers watching Kevin Mitchell's improbable barehanded grab then trying to recreate it himself. Decades later, Vitello sat behind home plate for Game 7 of the 2014 World Series and witnessed Madison Bumgarner pitch five innings of relief to deliver the Giants' third World Series in five years."
"Despite possessing no prior professional experience, Vitello will take on the task of making an unprecedented leap from college to the pros and join the ranks of those icons. Vitello is no longer responsible for recruiting players like he was at Tennessee that's president of baseball operations Buster Posey's domain. But in the coming weeks, he will be responsible for assembling his coaching staff, a unit that can help cover Vitello's blind spots as he navigates new obstacles at the major-league level."
Tony Vitello grew up attending Giants games, witnessing moments such as Will Clark's benches-clearing brawl and Madison Bumgarner's Game 7 relief in 2014. Vitello will move from college coaching to manage the San Francisco Giants despite no prior professional experience. President of baseball operations Buster Posey will handle player recruiting and gave the new manager latitude in staff creation. Vitello will assemble a coaching staff to cover blind spots and help navigate major-league challenges. He prioritized unity, loyalty, and durability over pedigree, seeking coaches who will have your back throughout the long season. Conversations about staff members already occurred.
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