The San Francisco Giants hired Tony Vitello, the first to jump from college coaching to an MLB manager role with no prior big-league experience.

Tennessee baseball named its replacement for head coach Tony Vitello on Saturday. Josh Elander will serve as the Vols' next baseball head coach. "The new era," Tennessee baseball announced. "Josh Elander takes the reigns as the 26th head coach in Tennessee baseball history."

The San Francisco Giants are re-signing a player, as the club builds their 2026 roster. Catcher Logan Porter is back.

Blake Snell enters Game 1 of the World Series in the form of his life. The Los Angeles Dodgers ' left-handed pitcher has been near-Koufaxian in the postseason, and it was an easy call for manager Dave Roberts to give him the ball for the first game of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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At least two other NPB players will be posted by their clubs this year: 25-year-old first/third baseman Munetaka Murakami, who hit 56 home runs for the Yakult Swallows in 2022, and right-handed starter Kona Takahashi, who had a 3.04 ERA in 148 innings for the Seibu Lions this season and will play next season at 29 years old.

Last winter, only three MLB teams made managerial changes. This time around, there's more movement at the skipper position.