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SANF RANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants are finalizing a deal with a Tennessee college baseball coach to become the team's next manager, following last month's firing of Bob Melvin , according to a report from ESPN.

Tony Vitello – head baseball coach at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville – will be the first manager in Major League Baseball without any professional baseball experience, the outlet reports.

Vitello led Tennessee to a national championship in 2024, defeating Texas A&M in the Men's College World Series. The college team finished the season with a 60-13 record – the first Southeastern Conference team to achieve 60 wins in a single season.

Under Vitello's leadership, the team had three Men's College World Series appearances, five NCAA super regional app

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