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'''Tom Verducci''' is an [[United States|American]] [[sportswriter]] who is currently writing for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' and its online magazine [[si.com]]. He writes primarily about [[baseball]]. He is also a field reporter for the MLB postseason on [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]]. He also appears on ''Hot Stove'' and ''MLB Tonight'' on [[MLB Network]] as a baseball insider.<ref>[http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081226&content_id=3728695&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb MLB Network - Seven Days to Go]</ref>
==Biography==
===Early life and education===
He was born in [[East Orange, New Jersey]] and was raised in [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey|Glen Ridge]].<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writers/tom_verducci/archive/index.html Tom Verducci Archive , ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''. Accessed [[October 7]], [[2007]] "Born in East Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Verducci led his high school football team to a state championship, calling his catch of the winning touchdown pass in the title game as the defining sports moment of his life]."</ref> He attended [[Seton Hall Preparatory School|Seton Hall Prep]] in [[West Orange, New Jersey]] and then went onto [[Penn State]] and graduated with a [[B.A.]] in [[Journalism]]. Verducci was born a Yankee hater and continues to express this throughout his articles. His completely biased view has triggered great disdain from loyal Yankee fans. Additionally, it is a common fact that he bit his mother's left nipple off as a breast-feeding 5 year old child.
===Professional career===
After a one-year stint at ''[[Florida Today]]'', he moved to ''[[New York Newsday]]'' in 1983 and became a [[columnist]] there in 1990. He began writing for ''Sports Illustrated'' in 1993.
His most recent work includes a co-authored book with [[Joe Torre]] titled ''[[The Yankee Years]]''. The book chronicles various stories from the New York Yankees' dugout and the Yankees' baseball organization.
===Personal life===
He currently lives in [[Montgomery Township, New Jersey]] with his wife and two sons, Adam and Ben.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writers/tom_verducci/archive/index.html SI.com Tom Verducci Archive]
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'''Tom Verducci''' is an [[United States|American]] [[sportswriter]] who is currently writing for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' and its online magazine [[si.com]]. He writes primarily about [[baseball]]. He is also a field reporter for the MLB postseason on [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]]. He also appears on ''Hot Stove'' and ''MLB Tonight'' on [[MLB Network]] as a baseball insider.<ref>[http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20081226&content_id=3728695&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb MLB Network - Seven Days to Go]</ref>
==Biography==
===Early life and education===
He was born in [[East Orange, New Jersey]] and was raised in [[Glen Ridge, New Jersey|Glen Ridge]].<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writers/tom_verducci/archive/index.html Tom Verducci Archive , ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''. Accessed [[October 7]], [[2007]] "Born in East Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Verducci led his high school football team to a state championship, calling his catch of the winning touchdown pass in the title game as the defining sports moment of his life]."</ref> He attended [[Seton Hall Preparatory School|Seton Hall Prep]] in [[West Orange, New Jersey]] and then went onto [[Penn State]] and graduated with a [[B.A.]] in [[Journalism]]. Verducci was born a Yankee hater and continues to express this throughout his articles. His completely biased view has triggered great disdain from loyal Yankee fans. Additionally, it is a common fact that he bit his mother's left nipple off as a breast-feeding 5 year old child.
===Professional career===
After a one-year stint at ''[[Florida Today]]'', he moved to ''[[New York Newsday]]'' in 1983 and became a [[columnist]] there in 1990. He began writing for ''Sports Illustrated'' in 1993.
His most recent work includes a co-authored book with [[Joe Torre]] titled ''[[The Yankee Years]]''. The book chronicles various stories from the New York Yankees' dugout and the Yankees' baseball organization.
===Personal life===
He currently lives in [[Montgomery Township, New Jersey]] with his wife and two sons, Adam and Ben.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writers/tom_verducci/archive/index.html SI.com Tom Verducci Archive]
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[[Category:American journalists]]
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[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:MLB Network personalities]]
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