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Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer takes out massive injury insurance policy

"Look at all the Tommy John injuries," Scherzer said. "They keep happening to young pitchers with less than four years in the major leagues."

Tom Verducci

Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer takes out massive injury insurance policy
Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer takes out massive injury insurance policy /
Max Scherzer turned down a $144 million contract from the Detroit Tigers before the season :: Michael Zagaris/SI

"Look at all the Tommy John injuries," Scherzer said. "They keep happening to young pitchers with less than four years in the major leagues."

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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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