Tom Verducci Biography

Thomas (Tom) Verducci is an American professional analyst, reporter, and sportswriter who writes for Sports Illustrated and its online magazine SI.com. Tom writes mainly about baseball and is also a reporter and commentator for Fox Major League Baseball and MLB Network.

Tom Verducci Education

Verducci attended Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, New Jersey, where he graduated. He then joined Penn State, where he was a reporter for The Daily Collegian and appeared in the first edition of The Weekly Collegian, before graduating with a B.A. in Journalism.

Tom Verducci Career

Writing career

Following a one-year tenure at Florida Today, Tom moved to New York Newsday in 1983, becoming a columnist in 1990. Verducci started writing for Sports Illustrated in 1993. While writing for Sports Illustrated, he shortly joined the Toronto Blue Jays as an outfielder for spring training in 2005. Tom is also a regular guest on The Dan Patrick Show.

Verducci’s most recent work is titled The Cubs Way. The book entails the story of how Theo Epstein and a perfect 5-year plan took the Cubs from a 101-loss season in 2012 to the 2016 World Series Champions. He then spent a month in the MLB’s ”Playoff Bubble” covering the postseason for FOX’s MLB broadcast in October 2020. Tom also appeared on Sports Illustrated’s daily cover on October 27, 2020.

Broadcasting career

Aside from his writing duties, he works in television. Verducci works for MLB Network, where he works as a ”baseball insider” and co-host of several programs with Bob Costas. In 2014, he called his first World Series for Fox together with Joe Buck and Harold Reynolds. He was the first non-former player and manager to serve in the broadcast booth as a color commentator for a World Series telecast (and any pro sports) since ABC’s Howard Cosell in 1983. Tom and Reynolds would be replaced by John Smoltz as Fox’s top baseball analyst after the 2015 season. He then worked the 2016 Fall Classic as a sideline reporter, a role he still holds to this day, and as a studio analyst, only doing so for 2016.

Tom Verducci Age

Thomas Verducci is 62 years old as of 2022 and was born on October 23, 1960, in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. He celebrates his birthday on the 23rd of October every year and his zodiac sign is Scorpio.

Tom Verducci Height

Verducci stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches (Approx. 1.73 meters) tall.

Tom Verducci Family

Verducci was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and brought up in Glen Ridge by Vita Verducci and Tony Verducci, and is of Italian descent. He has kept information about his parents away from the limelight. However, it is known that his aunt is Joan Hodges, the widow of Gil Hodges and his brother is Frank Verducci, who was the offensive coordinator for UConn.

Tom Verducci Wife

Verducci is currently married to his longtime partner and spouse Kirsten Verducci and is blessed with two handsome sons. The couple lives happily in the Belle Mead section of Montgomery Township, New Jersey, together with their sons: Adam Verducci and Ben Verducci.

Tom Verducci’s Net Worth

Verducci has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being a sportswriter and sportscaster, from 1982 to the present.

Tom Verducci Salary

Verducci earns an annual salary of $115,000.