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Amazing Yasiel Puig already on list of must-see hitters in baseball

The union got into this mess with its reputation tarnished partly because the rank and file dared not speak up about a game they knew was unfair. With testing
Tom Verducci|
Amazing Yasiel Puig already on list of must-see hitters in baseball
Amazing Yasiel Puig already on list of must-see hitters in baseball

The union got into this mess with its reputation tarnished partly because the rank and file dared not speak up about a game they knew was unfair. With testing and rules in place, the burden on players to uphold the integrity of the game rises to an even higher level. As for those who oddly question baseball's vigilance in upholding that integrity by pursuing a major drug scandal made public by the Miami New Times, weren't many of them the same people who second-guessed baseball for not doing enough (or worse, even intentionally doing nothing) in the Steroid Era?

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Tom Verducci
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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