{"id":155716,"date":"2026-02-23T13:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=155716"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:01:59","slug":"giants-fans-pump-the-brakes-these-3-massive-overreactions-to-tony-vitellos-first-spring-training-lineup-are-already-spiraling-out-of-control-and-could-quietly-set-the-tone-for-a-breakout-2026-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=155716","title":{"rendered":"GIANTS FANS, PUMP THE BRAKES: These 3 MASSIVE overreactions to Tony Vitello’s first Spring Training lineup are already spiraling out of control… and could quietly set the tone for a breakout 2026 season if everyone chills!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Feb 18, 2026; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello (23) reacts during a Spring Training workout at Scottsdale Stadium Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images | Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images<\/div>\n
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Cactus League play is here for the SF Giants! The team will play its first spring training game later today against the Seattle Mariners and the team\u2019s first lineup has been dropped. It probably doesn\u2019t mean a whole lot, but we can still overreact to it.<\/p>\n

Tony Vitello’s first lineup as skipper of the Giants can be viewed below:<\/p>\n

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Here it is, the first Giants lineup:<\/p>\n

#9 Harrison Bader – CF
#50 Chrisian Koss – 2B
#17 Heliot Ramos – LF
#8 Bryce Eldridge – 1B
#19 Jerar Encarnacion – RF
#10 Casey Schmitt – 3B
#6 Daniel Susac – C
#18 Eric Haase – DH
#49 Tyler Fitzgerald – SS<\/p>\n

#60 RHP Hayden Birdsong<\/p>\n

— Shayna Rubin (@ShaynaRubin) February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n