The San Francisco Giants made an unprecedented commitment Wednesday when they hired Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their new manager.

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

Multiple reports had 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.

"We're thrilled to welcome Tony to the Giants family," Posey said in a team news release. "Tony is one of the brightest, most innovative and most respect

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