Overview
- Vitello went out Monday on the team’s off day and capped the night with a fist bump from Dave Chappelle at the Punch Line club.
- He had told reporters he’d been “in hiding” during the slow start, then canceled an Uber in the rain and talked his way into the show because he “needed a laugh.”
- Giants fans he met at a downtown restaurant told him they still believed in the team, which helped push him to go to the show.
- The Giants entered the Dodgers series at 9-13 after a 4-5 road trip, keeping the pressure on their first-year manager.
- Vitello’s rare jump from Tennessee’s college program to an MLB dugout has intensified scrutiny, so small public moments like this can shape how the city views his tenure.