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Tennessee Vols head coach Tony Vitello reached out to Braves legend Chipper Jones over recent social media drama

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Zach Ragan | Last updated Jun 5, 2025 4:45 PM ET

Atlanta Braves legend and Hall of Famer Chipper Jones caused quite a stir on social media this week via some comments he made about certain college baseball teams.

"I will only watch a select few teams from here on out," tweeted Jones. "Reason? They have coaches that respect the game and their opponents and demand the same of their players. Any team that doesn’t wear the uni[form] correctly, taunts the other team, and has a coach that condones this behavior, is a disgrace to the game."

Spent quite a bit of time watching college baseball this weekend. I will only watch a select few teams from here on out. Reason? They have coaches that respect the game and their opponents and demand the same of their players. Any team that doesn’t wear the uni correctly, taunts…
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) June 4, 2025

Some fans thought that Jones' comments were directed at the Tennessee Vols. Jones, however clarified on Wednesday evening that he was not talking about Tennessee.

I was actually speaking of someone else fyi. There are other games played outside of Knoxville. Ur big on personal attacks huh?
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) June 5, 2025

Jones, who apparently spends quite a bit of time on Twitter, continued tweeting about his comments early into Thursday morning. He eventually revealed that Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello reached out to him about the comments.

"Learned a lot about Tennessee and what they think of me and even had Coach V reach out," tweeted Jones at 1:40 AM ET on Thursday.

Enjoyed the interactions about the game of baseball. There is a fire in the fan bases all over the country and that is a good thing. We all want what is best for the game. A small portion take it a bit far. But hey, my opinions will not please everyone. That’s ok! Learned a lot…
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) June 5, 2025

It's unclear what was said between Jones and Vitello, but it certainly sounds like it was a productive and respectful conversation.

But before Tennessee fans who also root for the Braves get all warm and fuzzy about a potential Vitello/Chipper bromance, it should be noted that the former Atlanta third baseman pointed out that he's a "Gator at heart".