A Fake Jeff Passan Twitter Account Was Fooling A Bunch Of Journalists During The MLB Trade Deadline

Will the real Jeff Passan pleas stand up?

While fans and members of the media were scrambling during the MLB Trade Deadline, some people found the perfect opportunity to troll everyone.

With Kris Bryant being a main piece left on the trading block as the cutoff for the deadline was approaching, a fake Jeff Passan Twitter account “broke” the news of Bryant being dealt to the Yankees.

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— Baseball Images that Precede Unfortunate Events (@UnfortunateMLB) July 30, 2021

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Sure enough, big baseball writers Bob Nightengale and Jesse Rodgers took the bait.

best in the business pic.twitter.com/hrBRid4lOO

— DOM (@DOM_Frederic) July 30, 2021

BREAKING: Sources confirm that there is no fucking way Bob Nightengale is a real human being pic.twitter.com/VCe4j42vu2

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 30, 2021

Jeff Passan acknowledged the troll with a hilarious tweet.

Four Fs, one S and two Ns. I mean, come on, people. Four Fs! https://t.co/btiUsMPoir

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 30, 2021

Kris Bryant was traded shortly after the Yankees fib, as he was actually dealt to the San Francisco Giants. Fittingly, the real Jeff Passan was on it first.

Let’s try this in English without a grammatical error: The San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a deal to acquire Kris Bryant from the Chicago Cubs, sources tell ESPN.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 30, 2021

The MLB Trade Deadline was packed with a lot of moving pieces, including Kris Bryant. But perhaps nobody won the day more than the fake Jeff Passan.

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