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Tom Verducci

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About Tom Verducci

Tom Verducci is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who has covered Major League Baseball since 1981. He also serves as an analyst for FOX Sports and the MLB Network; is a New York Times best-selling author; and cohosts The Book of Joe podcast with Joe Maddon. A five-time Emmy Award winner across three categories (studio analyst, reporter, short form writing) and nominated in a fourth (game analyst), he is a three-time National Sportswriter of the Year winner, two-time National Magazine Award finalist, and a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient. Verducci is a member of the National Sports Media Hall of Fame, Baseball Writers Association of America (including past New York chapter chairman) and a Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 1993. He also is the only writer to be a game analyst for World Series telecasts. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, with whom he has two children.

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Atlanta’s star outfielder has rounded into form at the plate. Plus, Gerrit Cole is back in consideration for a playoff rotation spot with the Yankees.
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There’s some good news and some bad news when it comes to Don Mattingly’s squad.
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No team has ever embraced extreme velocity like Milwaukee has—especially not those that have won the World Series.
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With Skubal in the mix, the Dodgers’ embarrassment-of-riches rotation is ready to recall the pitching giants of postseasons past.
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Since Los Angeles acquired the ace before the trade deadline, his pitch selection has slightly changed.
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The Mets’ Benge and the Yankees’ Jones both made impressive midseason adjustment to turn around their debut seasons.
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The Yankees hurler has had trouble inducing whiffs lately and thinks MLB’s challenge system is to blame. There’s little statistical evidence to back his claim.
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Freddy Peralta is the latest hurler to arrive in Tampa and emerge a better pitcher for it. Plus, remembering five former pro baseball players who died on 9/11.
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Jacob Misiorowski isn’t their only pitcher hurling 100-mph fastballs. Milwaukee has figured out how to conjure triple-digit heaters out of thin air.
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The 2001 World Series between the Yankees and Diamondbacks was played in the shadow of 9/11. Even though New York lost, it’s a Fall Classic that Jeter remembers with pride.
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