The San Francisco Giants are finalizing a deal to name Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their new manager, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.

It will be the first time a major league team has hired a manager directly from a college program with no experience in the professional ranks.

Multiple reports expanded on the growing interest in Vitello over the weekend. San Francisco president of baseball operations Buster Posey, who moved into his current post in September of last year, decided on Vitello over candidates that included Nick Hundley, Skip Schumaker and former manager Bruce Bochy, who was eliminated from consideration early in the process.

Vitello, 47, owns a 341-131 record in his eight seasons with the Volunteers, guiding the program to the College World Series in 2021, 2023 an

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