Former Tennessee coach Tony Vitello earned his first career MLB win and immediately got ‘punished’ for it
Former Tennessee Vols baseball coach Tony Vitello earned his career big league win on Monday night.
Former Tennessee Vols baseball coach Tony Vitello got the monkey off his back on Monday night in San Diego.
After getting swept by the New York Yankees in the season-opening series, the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 3-2, giving Vitello his first career win as an MLB manager.
Vitello was immediately “punished” by his team for the milestone win, via a laundry cart and a lot of beer and other liquids.
According to NBC Sports Bay Area, when Vitello got back to the clubhouse after the win, he was put into a laundry cart and showered with beer and condiments and whatever else the Giants could find.
The former Tennessee coach emerged from the clubhouse barefoot shortly after to meet with reporters.
“There were adult beverages, but there was some other stuff mixed in, too. So, at some point, I’ll be plotting my revenge,” said Vitello.
As much as Vitello enjoyed his first big league win, he’s hoping more than anything that the celebration helps bring the team together even more.
“Some of these guys have been a little slower to come out of their shell with me, but it’s little moments like that, or breaking camp or Opening Day, where I think the bond grows a little bit,” said Vitello. “At the end of the day, we want to be a strong unit. But I told somebody, I forget if it was with the whole group or not, I really get a sense like no matter what happens, this group is going to get a lot closer as the year goes on.”
Now that the first one is out of the way, Vitello can settle in and find his groove as an MLB manager.
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