A new frontrunner appears to have emerged for the Giants’ managerial vacancy — one that comes from a very unlikely source.

According to a report from The Athletic, the Giants are “closing in” on hiring 47-year-old University of Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello, who has transformed the Vols into one of the nation’s best collegiate programs during his eight seasons in Knoxville.

Vitello, known for his passion and intensity, has transformed Tennessee into an SEC powerhouse since being hired in June 2017, winning a College World Series in ’24, leading the Vols to three Super Regionals and posting an overall 341–131 record.

Hiring Vitello to manage San Francisco would be an outside-the-box move. Vitello has no experience managing at the professional level, and it is extremely uncommon in ba

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