MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pat Murphy says he couldn’t have imagined going directly from coaching in the college ranks to managing in the major leagues.

But the Milwaukee Brewers skipper — who previously worked as a head coach at Arizona State and Notre Dame — is confident Tony Vitello can make a successful transition from coaching the University of Tennessee to managing the San Francisco Giants.

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