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Prominent MLB Insider Announces He Has a Serious Injury

We wish Jeff Passan of ESPN the very best in his recovery.

Brady Farkas

Prominent MLB Insider Announces He Has a Serious Injury
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Prominent ESPN baseball personality Jeff Passan took to Twitter on Monday to announce that he has suffered a very serious injury.

"Sorry I haven't been posting lately. During a cleanup after a big storm in KC, a large tree limb decided to fall and crush me. The good news: I still have use of my arms, legs and Twitter fingers. The bad news: I have a broken back.

The vertebra fracture will heal. I will be better. I'm hoping the pain subsides between now and the trade deadline, though painkiller-fueled tweets could be a fun time.

To my incredible family, friends and everyone at ESPN who have been so supportive: Thank you. For the nurses, doctors and support staff at KU Med: I so appreciate your care and diligence. And to those who are so vital to helping me deliver news this time of year especially: My back may be shot, but my phone still works."

We all certainly wish Passan a healthy recovery from an incredibly scary incident. He's one of the best reporters around and coverage of the sport is better with him in it.

From ESPN's Press Room:

He appears regularly on ESPN studio shows, including SportsCenter, Get Up and Baseball Tonight, writes for ESPN.com and is a frequent guest on such ESPN podcasts as ESPN Daily and Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney. He has also contributed as an on-field reporter, including for Monday Night Baseball and Wednesday Night Baseball.

Passan was named a 2022 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting award recipient by the Moody College of Communication Center for Sports Communication & Media at the University of Texas for his 2021 story on San Francisco Giants outfielder Drew Robinson...

Prior to ESPN, Passan spent 13 years at Yahoo Sports.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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