For Tennessee baseball fans, saying goodbye to Tony Vitello is a lot easier said than done. On the flip side of things, you know this is incredibly tough for Vitello too. He has meant so much to the university and he is no question a Vols legend after winning the 2024 College Baseball World Series title.
That's why the decision to leave Knoxville was so difficult for him. While on paper it may have seemed like a no-brainer to make the jump to the bigs to take over as manager for the Giants, it was a call that Vitello struggled with.