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Tom Verducci
Verducci at Citi Field in 2011
Born
East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationPenn State University (B.A.)
OccupationsSportswriter
Sportscaster
Years active1982–present

Thomas Matthew Verducci is an American sportswriter who wrote for Sports Illustrated and now writes for SI.com, an online magazine. He writes primarily about baseball. He is also a reporter and commentator for Fox Major League Baseball and MLB Network.[1]

Early life and education

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Verducci was born in East Orange, New Jersey and grew up in Glen Ridge.[2] He attended Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, New Jersey and Penn State, graduating with a B.A. degree in journalism, where he was a reporter for The Daily Collegian and. He wrote for the first edition of The Weekly Collegian.[3]

Writing career

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After a year with Florida Today, Verducci moved to New York Newsday in 1983, becoming a columnist in 1990. He began writing for Sports Illustrated in 1993. In 2005, while writing for the magazine, Verducci briefly joined the Toronto Blue Jays as an outfielder for spring training.[4] He is a regular guest on The Dan Patrick Show.

In 1997, Verducci teamed with Yankees manager Joe Torre on his autobiography Chasing The Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series.[5] He reunited with Torre 12 years later to co-write The Yankee Years, an in-depth look at the team from 1996-2007, as well as Torre's relationship with executives like owner George Steinbrenner, General Manager Brian Cashman, and players like Alex Rodriguez.[6]

In 2017 Verducci wrote The Cubs Way about Theo Epstein and a perfect 5-year plan taking the Cubs from a 101-loss season in 2012 to the 2016 World Series Champions.[7] In October 2020, Verducci was in the MLB's "Playoff Bubble" covering the postseason for FOX's MLB broadcast. He appeared on Sports Illustrated's daily cover on October 27, 2020.[8]

In 2020, he wrote a 13-chapter series for Sports Illustrated, Love, Loss and Baseball, about the 1918 season. The series is written in the form of letters chronicling baseball during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.[9] In 2022, he co-wrote Joe Maddon's book The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life, which later inspired a podcast the two have jointly hosted since 2022.

Broadcasting career

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In addition to his writing duties, Verducci works in television. He works for MLB Network, where he serves as a "baseball insider" and co-host of several programs with Bob Costas.[10] He called his first World Series in 2014 for Fox alongside Joe Buck and Harold Reynolds.[11] Verducci was the first non-former player or manager to work in the broadcast booth as a color commentator for a World Series telecast or any pro sports since ABC's Howard Cosell in 1983.[12] Verducci and Reynolds were replaced by John Smoltz as Fox's top baseball analyst following the 2015 season.[13] He worked the 2016 World Series as a sideline reporter, a role he still has to this day. He was a studio analyst for FOX during the 2016 World Series.

Personal life

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Verducci lives in the Belle Mead section of Montgomery Township, New Jersey, with his wife, Kirsten, and two sons. His brother Frank Verducci was the offensive coordinator for UConn.[14] Their aunt is Joan Hodges, wife of Gil Hodges.[15] The brothers are of Italian descent.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "MLB Network - Seven Days to Go".
  2. ^ Tom Verducci Archive, Sports Illustrated. Accessed October 7, 2007
  3. ^ Lewis, Jennifer (January 26, 2011). "Sports Illustrated writer reflects on time at Penn State". The Daily Collegian.
  4. ^ Verducci, Tom (March 14, 2005). "I Was a Toronto Blue Jay". Sports Illustrated.
  5. ^ Merker, Susan. "Chasing The Dream". nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  6. ^ Torre, Joe; Verducci, Tom (2009). The Yankee Years. New York: Doubleday.
  7. ^ "a book review by Roger Abrams: The Cubs Way: The Zen of Building the Best Team in Baseball and Breaking the Curse". www.nyjournalofbooks.com. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  8. ^ Verducci, Tom (October 27, 2020). "What's It Like to Be in the Bubble? Comfortably Numb". SI.com. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  9. ^ Verducci, Tom. "Love, Loss and Baseball: Introducing Tom Verducci's Letters From 1918". si.com. ABG-SI, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  10. ^ "Bob Costas and Tom Verducci extensively relive iconic 2025 World Series Game 7 in a new MLB Network special on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. ET". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  11. ^ "Tom Verducci Bio & Career Accomplishments". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  12. ^ Sherman, Ed. "Unconventional analyst: Tom Verducci set to make World Series history in Fox booth". awfulannouncing.com. www.AwfulAnnouncing.com. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  13. ^ Perez, A.J. "Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci out of Fox's broadcast team". usatoday.com. USA Today/Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  14. ^ "UConn hires Verducci as offensive coordinator". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 10, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  15. ^ Jacobs, Jeff (February 19, 2015). "Verducci Coaching Tree Has Many Branches, But Roots In Jersey". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  16. ^ Vaccaro, Chris (July 13, 2021). "Italian Americans Make 2021 MLB All-Star Roster as Players, Coaches, Officials - Italian American Baseball Foundation". Italian American Baseball Foundation.
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