The San Francisco Giants sent shockwaves through the baseball world when they hired Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello as their new manager. It was an unconventional hire for San Francisco after they let go of Bob Melvin . Vitello becomes the first college baseball coach to jump from the college level to being an MLB manager. However, San Francisco is getting him paid.

There were initially conversations about whether Tony Vitello would receive a raise in his position at Tennessee. USA Today MLB columnist Bob Nightengale was the first to confirm that Vitello would receive a raise and make the most money ever for a first-year MLB manager .

Nightengale posted on X, “The San Francisco Giants officially announced the hiring of Tony Vitello and will pay him the highest contract

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