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.
Cada sábado, Sports Illustrated México reedita íntegramente una gran historia del archivo de la revista. Esta vez vamos a 2013, un año después de que Buster Posey ganara el MVP —el último para un catcher en la historia de MLB—.
Abbott se llevó a casa dos botellas de champán y más tarde, acompañado de su esposa, Dana, se reunió con Mattingly en un restaurante del Upper East Side para cenar. Para entonces, la gente ya lo paraba para firmar copias anticipadas de los papeles del día
Los lanzadores siguen siendo los reyes, Aaron Judge y Shohei Ohtani buscan otro MVP y los mánagers están sintiendo la presión en el punto medio del beisbol.
La próxima vez que veas un partido de beisbol, podrás quejarte de la zona de strike "más pequeña", o maravillarte con la magia aérea que se desarrolla entre la goma de lanzar y el plato, donde las pelotas zigzaguean como drones aficionados.
La leyenda de los Reds ya no es elegible para ser considerado por los escritores. Su candidatura pasaría al comité de Beisbol Clásico que se reunirá en diciembre de 2027.
Los lanzadores que tiran a 100 MPH son ahora comunes, al igual que las lesiones debilitantes en el brazo. Pero un excadete de la Fuerza Aérea confía en que puede seguir lanzando a toda velocidad y mantenerse sano.
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