 After his managerial career with affiliated minor league teams, Verdi managed in independent leagues during the 1990s.In winter ball, he skippered the Indios de Mayagüez of the Puerto Rico Baseball League from 1984 to 1985, and had previously managed the Leones de Ponce team to the league championship in the 1971–72 season.A 1944 graduate of Brooklyn's Boys High School, Verdi attended New York University.