Vitello’s Tennessee teams played with an edge. While in that role, he has said that “in between the lines there are no rules” and compared his team to UFC fighters. It’s a big, irreverent gesture to the pearl-clutching traditionalists who constantly claim baseball needs to be played according to an unwritten code.

Expert recap and game analysis of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants MLB game from September 23, 2025 on ESPN.