Giants' Buster Posey reveals massive Tony Vitello decision

The San Francisco Giants have been one of MLB's most disappointing teams in 2026. 

San Francisco's 56-81 record is the fourth-worst in the Majors in manager Tony Vitello's first season. 

Vitello, who became the first MLB manager hired directly from the college ranks, is likely to return to the dugout next year. 

Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey recently said that in his eyes, Vitello and his coaching staff have done a good job. 

“It’s always a hard thing because people are like, ‘Well, you’re 25 games or whatever under, how can you say they did a nice job?’  But I’m watching them every day and the work that they’re putting in, some of the improvements that [players] are making,” Posey told Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle. 

“From my vantage point, they’ve done a nice job.  Ultimately, my belief is you leave it up to the manager to set it how he wants to set it," Vitello told Slusser. "Those are conversations that we’ll have with Tony for the remainder of the year and into the offseason.”

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Vitello signed a three-year contract with the Giants. The NL West club will clearly be hoping for massive improvements next season. 

Before landing the Giants managerial position, the 47-year-old had never managed at any level of professional baseball. 

Posey displayed great confidence in Vitello with the hiring last winter. 

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