Tony Vitello backed by legendary manager, Giants crushed in MLB opener

SAN FRANCISCO ― It was a beautiful day in the Bay and a perfect evening for Major League Baseball as a sold-out Oracle Park had all the vibes on a 65-degree peak day. Red, white and blue streamers dropped in the stands to celebrate the start of the new season. Opening Day was highly anticipated for the 40,856 in attendance, but the home fans left disappointed as the New York Yankees shut out the San Francisco Giants , 7-0.

There's been lots of commotion surrounding the Giants' offseason splash hire to bring in Tony Vitello as new manager with no prior major league experience. Vitello had a stellar stint at Tennessee where he led the Volunteers to multiple College World Series appearances and won the national title in 2024. His debut in the majors wasn't as favorable – a lopsided loss.

"On a personal level, but also the whole team, everybody would like a better result, but the results are going to fluctuate," Vitello told reporters after the game. "I think the biggest thing is, I guess ... a more competitive effort would have been better.

" More MLB: Yankees blank Giants in blowout MLB Opening Day win: Score, highlights Pitching disparity: Webb vs. Fried The starting pitchers for Opening Day were the Yankees' Max Fried and Giants' Logan Webb. It was a vast difference in performance with Fried allowing only two hits and no runs.