Major League Clubs Will Face the Challenge of Keeping Pitchers Healthy in 2021

SI's Tom Verducci explains the trouble many Major League clubs will face with keeping pitchers healthy in 2021.

Tom Verducci | Mar 24, 2021

Pitchers being injured in spring training is common, however, after a shortened 2020 season Major League clubs will have to be more careful than ever to keep their pitchers healthy. Several pitchers have already gone down with injuries this spring; and figuring out a way to mitigate those injuries will be imperative for clubs moving forward.

Published Mar 24, 2021

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.