San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello sounded off on Saturday about a report from the Apple TV Friday Night Baseball broadcast of the team\u2019s game against the San Diego Padres.<\/p>\n
Meeting with the media ahead of Saturday evening\u2019s game at Petco Park, Vitello called out \u201cbullsh*t\u201d comments regarding the work ethic of Giants shortstop Willy Adames.<\/p>\n
Vitello didn\u2019t directly name the source of the report, but he alluded to comments made by Apple TV play-by-play announcer Wayne Randazzo during Friday night\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny questioning of anyone\u2019s work ethic that has to work with [Giants infield coach Ron Washington] is not right,\u201d Vitello said. \u201cBut questioning work ethic there, first of all, is not anything close to what I put out there. I could give you my exact answer, but it\u2019s bullsh*t, is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anything, if I had a Christmas wish and I was going to say one way or another on the hitting, Willy probably works harder than any offensive player we have on his swing,\u201d Vitello added. \u201cIf anything, he could maybe even deduct a couple swings, and that\u2019s not a jab, it\u2019s more of a compliment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s bulls\u2013t, is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tony Vitello adamantly defended Willy Adames after a recent report criticizing his work ethic pic.twitter.com\/dGAwBUVs6b<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Randazzo\u2019s comments came in the bottom of the third inning on Friday night.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd0a\ud83c\udd99https:\/\/t.co\/5geIpuncfz<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Q74HOVdisJ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dieter Kurtenbach \ud83d\udd25 (@dieter) August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201c[Washington] said it\u2019s been a little bit harder to get Willy Adames to commit to the work day in and day out, but Adames has been doing it lately, and he said you could see the improvements,\u201d Randazzo said alongside color commentator Dontrelle Willis in the Apple TV booth. \u201cTony Vitello even said that whenever you see Adames and Wash work one-on-one, the next two or three games, Adames is a much better defensive player.\u201d<\/p>\n Vitello, in his first year as an MLB manager after being head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers from 2018 to 2025, has been extremely honest with the media all season<\/a>.<\/p>\n And it\u2019s been a very disappointing season for a Giants team that is 47-64.<\/p>\n Adames\u2019 performance hasn\u2019t helped things. After signing a seven-year, $182 million contract ahead of the 2025 season, Adames has been worth 0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) per FanGraphs. The shortstop has been valued at -12 outs above average (OAA) defensively, the third-worst mark in the majors.<\/p>\n \t