Who is Tony Vitello? What to know about Giants' new manager

The Tony Vitello era has officially begun in San Francisco. Giants general manager Zack Minasian and President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey sought out Vitello because they wanted to do something out of the ordinary. They chose a new manager with no Major League Baseball experience, coming straight from managing the University of Tennessee.

"As much as this feels out of the box, Tony's name has been bouncing around Major League Baseball for awhile," Minasian said during Vitello's introductory news conference. He added: "We kept coming back to 'this one would be really interesting' and just got even more interesting as we continued to speak. " Despite his lack of MLB experience, Vitello showed an eye for talent, dedication to his craft and passion for the game.

That's what stood out to the Giants' decision-makers. "It's something I've come to really appreciate about Tony and honestly made me feel more confident in this decision," Posey said. "This guy, he was hard to get ahold of.

He was on the field all the time or he was bouncing from city to city recruiting, and just because this was on his plate, he was still full go with what his job was at Tennessee. I have a tremendous amount of respect for that. I wish it was easier to get in contact sometimes, but that's a little bit of how it played out.