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My Take
Tony Vitello is the kind of figure I find genuinely exciting in sports right now. He turned Tennessee baseball into a powerhouse, stacking up NCAA regionals, super regionals and College World Series trips, and earning SEC Coach of the Year in 2022. Then he jumped straight to managing the San Francisco Giants, which is a bold and unusual leap from the college ranks to the majors. I'm curious whether the intensity and player development that defined his Tennessee teams translates to MLB clubhouses. The St. Louis roots and that fiery, all-in style make him someone I'll be watching closely.
Overview
Anthony Gregory Vitello ( vy-TEL-oh; born October 9, 1978) is an American professional baseball manager who is the manager for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Vitello previously coached at the college level with the Tennessee Volunteers, who made five NCAA regionals (2019, 2021–2024), four NCAA super regionals (2021–2024), and three College World Series appearances (2021, 2023, 2024), winning…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tony Vitello
- Name (Japanese)
- トニー・ビテロ
- Reading
- とにー・びてろ
- Born
- October 9, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball manager
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- De Smet Jesuit High School
- University
- University of Missouri
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Southeastern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.