Tom Verducci

Joined: Sep 17, 2010

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.

Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, left, and pitcher Bryce Miller celebrate winning Game 1.

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Detroit's reigning Cy Young winner is due for his signature postseason moment. He’ll have a chance to create one in a city he’s very familiar with.

Logan Gilbert is just the second Mariners pitcher ever to complete at least six innings with seven strikeouts and no more than one earned run in a postseason start.

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Seattle adheres to an old-school playbook on the mound, and it was clear in Tuesday’s ALDS Game 3 win that it’ll likely be enough to advance to the ALCS.

Julio Rodriguez celebrates after hitting the go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning.

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Seattle’s star outfielder hit the go-ahead RBI double in Sunday’s Game 2 for his first signature playoff moment. It was only a matter of time before he got one.

Kerry Carpenter’s two-run homer continued his domination of Mariners Game 1 starter George Kirby.

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Detroit dealt Seattle a crushing loss Saturday after Kerry Carpenter hit a game-changing home run against a pitcher he shouldn’t have been allowed to face.

Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton was a bit too conservative on the base paths during a critical moment of Game 2.

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Boston made two critical mistakes with a golden opportunity to take the lead in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s Game 2 of the wild card series.

Mason Miller, right, struck out the first eight hitters he faced against the Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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San Diego relied on the best relief corps in baseball to extend its wild-card series. Detroit asked too much of its shaky staff and now also must play a Game 3.

Aaron Boone might have ran out of the dugout too early in Game 1.

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New York’s manager lost the battle of wits to his Boston counterpart. Plus, Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell used the same pitch to dominate different games.

Ohtani reached season highs for innings, pitches and batters faced during Tuesday’s start against the Diamondbacks, his 14th appearance since undergoing a second elbow procedure.

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The two-way star rewarded the Dodgers’ plan to ramp him up slowly with his best start of the season Tuesday, setting the stage for his pitching playoff debut.