The Giants are looking for a new manager to replace and adds a new name to the list of candidates, reporting that they have asked the Red Sox for permi sion Matt VandeBerg Jersey to speak with about the vacancy. The Red Sox, who currently employ Varitek as player information coach, have given Varitek to permi sion to talk to the Giants. The two sides will have an informational phone call in the coming days before deciding whether or not to move the proce s along. Varitek, 51, played for the Sox from 1997 to 2011 but has transitioned into other roles in his post-playing days. The Sox hired him as a special a sistant to the general manager back in 2012, just a few months after his retirement as a player. He got a uniformed coaching role prior to the 2021 campaign, initially with the title of game planning coordinator before becoming player information coach. He is clearly respected around the league as his name has been connected to various job openings in the past decade. He has been floated as a fit for various managerial positions over the years but he has stayed with Boston that whole time. It was in November of last year that Varitek signed a three-year deal to stick with the Sox, but teams generally dont stand in the way of their staff pursuing external promotions, so its not surprising that the Sox are letting him talk to the Giants to see how it goes. It doesnt seem like a decision on the job will be made soon. At least one of their known candidates, Rangers bench coach Donnie Ecker, is preoccupied with the ongoing postseason. Per , president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi recently made a trip to Japan as part of the clubs ongoing interest in right-hander . Part of the reason he had the time to do that is that they are waiting to speak to some managerial candidates who are not currently available. Varitek joins Ecker and current Padres manager Bob Melvin as external candidates known to be on the Giants list, while has already been interviewed. The Giants have also interviewed internal candidates such as bench coach/interim manager Kai Correa, a sistant coach Aly sa Nakken and third-base coach Mark Hallberg. It was earlier today that the Giants interviewed Kapler about their front office vacancy, making it po sible that he and Varitek end up swapping employers. Isaiah Hayes Jersey