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ESPN MLB writer Jeff Passan took aim at Pittsburgh Pirates ownership over the team’s financial decisions. In an appearance on the “Baseball Today” podcast, Passan tore into the Pirates for their lack of spending on new players. …
Jeff Passan is hyping up his base amid this week’s big development at ESPN. Word broke on Monday that ESPN has decided to hire Shams Charania as their top NBA reporter. Charania is set to replace Adrian Wojnarowski, who announced his retirement …
ESPN is reportedly considering a highly unusual arrangement to replace departing NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. The network is considering enlisting MLB insider Jeff Passan as a replacement for Wojnarowski, according to Andrew Marchand of The …
The Oakland Athletics’ relocation to Las Vegas appeared to be a done deal. But the team has faced issues with potential funding for a stadium in Nevada, and now there are legitimate questions about whether the team ends up moving to Sin City. …
In his haste to avoid being No. 2 in breaking Wednesday’s big Los Angeles Angels news, Jeff Passan accidentally ended up posting a No. 2. The ESPN insider Passan announced the major development that the Angels had hired Ron Washington to be …
ESPN MLB reporter Jeff Passan revealed on Monday that he is recovering from a serious injury. Passan, who is based in Kansas City, shared a note via Twitter that said he is recovering from a broken back. Passan said in his note that he was cleaning …
Jeff Passan broke some news on Friday, but the manner in which he broke the news is what drew attention. Rather than break the news over his Twitter account like usual, Passan instead broke the news on his Instagram account. But he knows he has a big …
ESPN MLB reporter Jeff Passan and FOX Sports MLB personality Ben Verlander got into a Twitter beef on Tuesday. Passan was covering Game 1 of the ALDS Tuesday between the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros and tweeted about the Mariners jumping on …
Chris Berman unfortunately no longer graces fans with his “back, back, back, back” calls during the MLB Home Run Derby every year. But “The Swami” on Monday did participate in part of ESPN’s coverage of this year’s …
Stephen A. Smith made some controversial remarks about Shohei Ohtani last week that he has since apologized for, but that isn’t going to stop one of his co-workers from continuing to ridicule him. Smith was heavily criticized when he said …
Stephen A. Smith issued an apology on Tuesday for the controversial remarks he made about Shohei Ohtani the day before, but the mea culpa does not seem like it was enough for one of his prominent ESPN co-workers. Smith said on Monday’s edition of …
Hundreds of sports reporters paid tribute to Hank Aaron on Friday after hearing the news that the MLB legend has died, and Jeff Passan was among them. The ESPN insider regrets the way he went about it, however. Passan sent a tweet about Aaron that …
WFAN radio host Craig Carton has been highly critical this week of the way ESPN handled its bombshell story about former New York Mets general manager Jared Porter. Now, what began as some on-air criticism from Carton has turned into a rather …
