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Jon Lester's break shows potential benefit of pitcher vacations

CORCORAN: Harvey just one of many All-Stars we won't get to see in September

Tom Verducci

Jon Lester's break shows potential benefit of pitcher vacations
Jon Lester's break shows potential benefit of pitcher vacations /
In seven starts since his extended All-Star break, Jon Lester has posted a 2.31 ERA and a 4-1 record.
In seven starts since his extended All-Star break, Jon Lester has posted a 2.31 ERA and a 4-1 record :: G Fiume/Getty Images
No matter the care, it's possible injuries like Mets ace Matt Harvey's cannot be prevented.
No matter the care, it's possible injuries like Mets ace Matt Harvey's cannot be prevented :: Paul J. Bereswill/AP

CORCORAN: Harvey just one of many All-Stars we won't get to see in September

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Tom Verducci
TOM VERDUCCI

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.

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