Jeff Passan explains why he gave up his Hall of Fame vote over Joe Morgan’s 2017 letter
"There's some real pieces of sh*t in the Hall of Fame already."
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Jeff Passan recalls getting ‘my ass kicked’ by Ken Rosenthal on Jhoan Durán trade scoop
ESPN's MLB insider thought the then-Minnesota Twins closer was headed to Seattle.
Jeff Passan predicts new-look MLB Home Run Derby is ‘gonna stink’
"Genuinely, I’m worried about that."
Jeff Passan to social media troll: ‘Stop gooning and learn ball’
The ESPN MLB insider responded to X user Gooners Never Say Die.
Keith Hernandez was once approached about running for office
"Can you imagine me in City Council. With that City Council in New York?"
Jeff Passan: MLB umpires can receive real-time strike zone feedback from ABS operators
"They can talk to the ABS operator and can be told that 'Hey, you're calling strikes a little bit off the plate today. Bring it in a little bit.'"
Jeff Passan’s new podcast wants to make you a better baseball fan
ESPN, Omaha Productions announce ‘Sources Tell Jeff Passan’ weekly podcast
"Baseball is having a moment, and we’re trying to make a show worthy of it."
Jeff Passan teases new MLB podcast coming this month: ‘I want to be a baseball professor’
"...the entire idea behind it is every episode has a subject and I'm going to talk with the people who are the best in the world at explaining it."
Jeff Passan: Becoming an MLB insider helped me ‘do the kind of journalism that I put on a pedestal’
"When I was younger, before I was in the scoop game, I looked down on it."
MLB reaches multiyear partnership with Polymarket
"We're honored to announce MLB has named Polymarket as their Exclusive Prediction Market Exchange Partner."
Jeff Passan: MLB ‘could do a lot better in embracing Latin American baseball culture’
"The reason these games have been as fun as they are, beyond the quality of the ball itself, is just seeing how into it the players are. And you see those individual cultures come out in real time, and it's a beautiful thing to witness."
Jeff Passan re-signs with ESPN, will launch baseball podcast with Omaha Productions
Passan has been ESPN's lead MLB voice since joining from Yahoo Sports in 2019.
Jeff Passan: Broadcast changes to strike zone box ‘such a Major League Baseball response’ to Astros’ scandal
"What happened with the Houston Astros and the cheating scandal there, they want to be above board on absolutely everything that they can."
Jeff Passan addresses ESPN’s pattern of overlooking 2005 White Sox
"We f*cked up a few times."
Jeff Passan says he’s never seen internet sleuthing lead to an actual scoop
"... there are only 24 hours in a day. And I take those hours, I look at them as extraordinarily valuable."
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Adam Schefter reveals what goes down on the ESPN insiders text chain
"I've often discussed a lot of news with Woj. Shams has called me a couple of times and asked me some questions."
Bob Nightengale updates premature report that Cubs were signing Zac Gallen
"UPDATE: The Chicago Cubs are HOPEFUL of finalizing an agreement with free-agent starter Zac Gallen..."
ESPN television ignores bombshell investigative report into MLBPA
ESPN broke major news into corruption allegations against the MLBPA, but you wouldn't know it from watching the network.
Jeff Passan trolls Jon Morosi over Shohei Ohtani Toronto flight
"Shohei Ohtani is en route to Toronto today."
Jeff Passan, Doug Mientkiewicz spar over baseball media semantics
"You had a good career. You were a good ballplayer. You did things I never could. That doesn’t give you license to say stupid things."
Eduardo Pérez doesn’t want to hear from Jeff Passan unless he’s breaking news
"I want breaking news!"
Jeff Passan warns that baseball is ‘rife for potential corruption’ around gambling
"It's great when this sort of thing gets flagged, but it also makes you think, how many times does this happen where it doesn't get flagged as well?"
WFAN’s Gregg Giannotti defends Yankees fans from Jeff Passan: ‘They’re allowed to be pissed off’
"This is a typical guy from Kansas City."
Jeff Passan implores complaining Yankees fans to ‘shut the f*ck up’
"Would you rather be a Yankees fan or a Pirates fan?"
Jeff Passan reacts to son Jack’s college baseball commitment
"Could not be more proud."
ESPN’s Jeff Passan, MLB Scoops X account, exchange hostile words on social media
"We challenge Passan to release the full information to the people." "Delete your account."
Jeff Passan explains Rafael Devers trade: ‘I think the Red Sox had just grown a little bit tired’
"The timing is shocking. The magnitude of the player is shocking."
Jeff Passan: ‘Colorado Rockies have the disease of complacency’
"They are just an organization that is a decade plus behind right now."
Boomer Esiason wrongly suggests Juan Soto doesn’t fly with Mets to road games
"He and his family can get on the private jet and go up to Boston."
David Samson accuses Jeff Passan of carrying ESPN’s water
"Being an insider doesn't make you a journalist."
Jeff Passan explains why MLB is likely rooting against the Dodgers
"It's only going to potentially make those calls for a salary cap that much louder."
