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ESPN Extends Jeff Passan, Launches New Baseball Podcast

3/2/2026

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ESPN extends a multi-year contract with Jeff Passan, its senior MLB insider, who has established a scholarship for aspiring sportswriters.
He will launch a new baseball podcast with Omaha Productions.
Passan joined ESPN in 2019.
ESPN President Burke Magnus praised Passan as a leading voice in baseball journalism.
The extension comes as ESPN shifts its MLB coverage strategy after ending a significant rights deal with MLB.

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ESPN extends a multi-year contract with Jeff Passan, its senior MLB insider, who has established a scholarship for aspiring sportswriters.
He will launch a new baseball podcast with Omaha Productions.
Passan joined ESPN in 2019.
ESPN President Burke Magnus praised Passan as a leading voice in baseball journalism.
The extension comes as ESPN shifts its MLB coverage strategy after ending a significant rights deal with MLB.