NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — After days of uncertainty, Tony Vitello has made up his mind.

The beloved Tennessee baseball coach is finalizing a deal to become the new manager of the San Francisco Giants, as first reported by ESPN's Pete Thamel and Jeff Passan.

Vitello, 47, will become the first college head coach to become a Major League Baseball manager without previous pro experience.

In eight seasons as Tennessee head coach, Vitello built the baseball program into a national power. He won 341 games highlighted by a 2024 College World Series championship. He led the Vols to Omaha in three of the past five seasons.

Vitello took over a program that had spent more than a decade near the bottom of the SEC but resurrected it thanks to sensational recruiting and an edge that permeated through

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