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San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 11

Tony Vitello Gets Personal Feedback After Completing His First Year with San Francisco

The San Francisco Giants rolled into 2026 with a veteran-led lineup and a first-year manager in Tony Vitello. While expectations weren't met - finishing fourth in the NL West, nowhere near playoff contention - there were a lot of lessons learned for Vitello and his now very young roster.

MLB News / McCovey Chronicles / October 7

2026 by the numbers, part 2

The count drags on. Basic numbers revealing basic problems. 6 — Six wins against the Colorado Rockies. That number should be read with added emphasis: just six.

Tony Vitello News / Yardbarker / October 1

Three questions facing the San Francisco Giants this offseason

The Giants' 65-97 record was the fourth-worst in franchise history and illustrates the work that general manager Zack Minasian and president of baseball operations Buster Posey have to do.

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San Francisco Giants News / Athlon Sports / September 30

Buster Posey Addresses Tony Vitello After Disappointing Giants Season

Buster Posey addressed Tony Vitello’s future after the San Francisco Giants finished the 2026 season with a 65-97 record. Rather than moving on from Vitello after his first season as an MLB manager, Posey expressed confidence in his ability to grow into the position.

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25 things we learned from the 2026 MLB season

The 2026 MLB season was full of great performances, breakout stars, and incredible feats. These are the 25 things we learned along the way.

San Francisco Giants News / A to Z Sports / September 28

Tony Vitello finished his first MLB season as the league leader in a category that won’t surprise Tennessee Vols fans

Former Tennessee Volunteers baseball coach Tony Vitello just wrapped up his first season as the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Former Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello just wrapped up his first season as the manager of the San Francisco Giants.

San Francisco Giants News / EssentiallySports / September 28

Giants Manager Gets Ejected for MLB-Leading 7th Time After Explosive Umpire Clash

Tony Vitello’s first season with an MLB team didn’t go well. The San Francisco Giants finished fourth in the NL West with a 65-97 record, while Vitello himself got ejected for a league-leading seventh time.

San Francisco Giants News / ESPN / September 27

Giants manager Vitello ejected for MLB-leading 7th time this season

San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello finished his first season in the clubhouse on Sunday after being ejected an MLB-leading seventh time.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / September 26

Tony Vitello Shares Update on Matt Wilkinson’s Future in the Starting Rotation

The San Francisco Giants didn't begin their final series of the season the way they envisioned it, dropping game one to the Los Angeles Dodgers by the final score of 2-0 in the fastest Major League Baseball game of the season, at one hour, 53 minutes, according to Alex Pavlovic on X (formerly Twitter).

San Francisco Giants News / CBSSports.com / September 23

How do the Giants move on from 2026 failures? Veteran players, fresh faces could hold the key to 2027

Buster Posey took risks in 2026, including in the dugout with Tony Vitello, and few paid off as the Giants end the season barely above the Rockies

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25 records that were broken during the 2026 MLB season

The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.

San Francisco Giants News / Athlon Sports / September 22

Giants’ Tony Vitello Has Upsetting Blade Tidwell Update

The San Francisco Giants received an unwelcome injury update on rookie right-hander Blade Tidwell after his latest appearance against the Minnesota Twins.

San Francisco Giants News / Athlon Sports / September 14

Giants’ Tony Vitello Makes Season-Ending Logan Webb Admission

San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello is considering shutting down Logan Webb for the rest of the 2026 season after another difficult outing from the team’s ace.

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San Francisco Giants News / EssentiallySports / September 14

Giants Dealt Major Blow as $313M Star Heads to 60-Day IL With Surgery Probable

“He battled with it the entire year,” manager Tony Vitello said. Rafael Devers is leading the San Francisco Giants with 37 home runs and 98 RBIs. He started 148 of their first 149 games so far and sat out Wednesday’s game after making 309 consecutive appearances.

San Francisco Giants News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 14

Giants’ Logan Webb could be shut down after Tony Vitello’s statement

The San Francisco Giants are considering ending Logan Webb’s 2026 season early after another difficult start, with manager Tony Vitello confirming on Sunday that shutting down the right-hander is now under discussion.

San Francisco Giants News / Athlon Sports / September 9

Tony Vitello Shares Reason for Rafael Devers’ Removal From Giants Lineup

Rafael Devers is out of the San Francisco Giants’ lineup Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, and manager Tony Vitello said it’s simply a rest day for a player who has appeared in 309 straight games.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / September 6

Tony Vitello Can't Win With MLB Umpires After Latest Giants Ejection

Tony Vitello did his best to learn from his mistakes. He was ejected and he tried to learn from it. It didn’t work. The San Francisco Giants manager was ejected again.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / September 5

Tony Vitello Just Put Giants' Young Players on Notice

Tony Vitello has spent the majority of his first year as the manager of the San Francisco Giants talking about development, opportunity, and finding out which players will be a part of his future team.

San Francisco Giants News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 3

Giants manager Tony Vitello sends blunt message to players after 5-2 loss to Pirates

The San Francisco Giants dropped two of three games in Pittsburgh after falling 5-2 to the Pirates on Thursday afternoon, with manager Tony Vitello making a pointed statement about the team’s lack of aggressiveness on the mound.

San Francisco Giants News / Larry Brown Sports / September 3

Tony Vitello is trending towards 1 outcome with the Giants

Tony Vitello’s leap to Major League Baseball has been an absolute nightmare thus far, but he may still have some wiggle room left to work with. The San Francisco Giants are trending towards keeping Vitello as their manager, Robert Murray of FanSided reported on Thursday.

San Francisco Giants News / A to Z Sports / August 31

‘Now I can go to Tuscaloosa and not be criticized’ – Tony Vitello comments on his loyalty to Tennessee as his commitment to Giants is questioned

Former Tennessee Vols coach Tony Vitello has had an up-and-down first season as the manager of the San Francisco Giants. The San Francisco Giants plan

San Francisco Giants News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 31

Posey: Tony Vitello Will Return As Giants’ Manager In 2027

The Giants’ 56-81 record is the fourth-worst in baseball, and their .409 winning percentage projects as their lowest in a season since their .395 mark

San Francisco Giants News / A to Z Sports / August 29

Tony Vitello was the victim of one of the softest ejections ever, seemingly confirming what’s been said about how umpires feel about him

Former Tennessee Vols coach Tony Vitello is clearly being treated differently by MLB umpires this season. Tennessee fans know that former Vols coach Tony Vitello is no stranger to being ejected.

San Francisco Giants News / Yardbarker / August 10

Giants' disaster season continues with latest Matt Chapman update

More negative news emerged out of San Francisco on Monday.

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San Francisco Giants News / Yardbarker / August 8

Is Tony Vitello the right manager for the Giants' future?

The San Francisco Giants were among the teams that made numerous trades to acquire prospects, trading six players from their major league roster, signaling the organization’s direction for the future and leaving questions about their manager, Tony Vitello.

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San Francisco Giants News / Larry Brown Sports / August 2

Giants manager Tony Vitello calls out ‘bulls—‘ report

San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello had some stark criticism of a claim that was made on a recent broadcast about shortstop Willy Adames. Vitello was unhappy about a comment made by announcer Wayne Randazzo during AppleTV’s broadcast of the game against the San Diego Padres on Friday.