MLB Insider Jeff Passan Trending After Ripping MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred During Lockout

ESPN’s MLB insider Jeff Passan and other baseball writers are currently coving an ongoing lockout imposed by commissioner Rob Manfred and the owners.

The owners and MLBPA are now working under a midnight deadline to get a deal done before regular season games are guaranteed to be cancelled.

With this being the case, Jeff Passan wrote a scathing article directed to Rob Manfred and the MLB owners.

“If you went and got the next 1,200 best players in the world, the product would suffer greatly,” Passan wrote. “If you handed MLB teams over to any 30 competent businesspeople the sport would not suffer. Actually, it might improve.”

Jeff Passan, vanguard of the revolution pic.twitter.com/fL35cBouCM

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) February 28, 2022

Jeff Passan was celebrated all over the web for putting Rob Manfred in a bodybag.

From @JeffPassan piece, this is truest truth that’s ever truthed.https://t.co/I9Yfi8RL2o pic.twitter.com/PhTXTxabZB

— Herb Lawrence (@Ecnerwal23) February 28, 2022

Just got back from weightlifting at the gym, brah

Still feel the same about Jeff Passan https://t.co/i3pz8r6q5Y

— Ellen Adair (@ellen_adair) February 28, 2022

The boys every time Jeff destroys the MLB pic.twitter.com/Cju3PXeDIh

— Rob Lowe (@WobWowe) February 28, 2022

Man, Jeff Passan put this to words about as clearly as it can be done pic.twitter.com/qT8U1OYmTw

— MAGA Extra Value Meal (@sas_stimpy) February 28, 2022

When both Jeff Passan and Ken Rosenthal are digging into you with no remorse, then you know there's a serious problem. They are 2 of the best and kindest baseball guys in the entire business. https://t.co/22wOViKKGS

— Cardinals Stats And Facts (@SpittinFactsSTL) February 28, 2022

Jeff Passan rules bc he's the top MLB reporter but is also willing to go "nah this is some grade A bullshit" … most reporters with his power in other sports do not do this and most in fact do the water carrying for ownership https://t.co/a59CSZ4Xws

— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) February 28, 2022

Jeff Passan shared the same belief as MLB fans all over the country that this lockout and impending suspension of the MLB regular season falls mostly on the shoulders of Rob Manfred and all the owners.

So far, the two sides have been negotiating for over four hours on Monday. But there’s still little optimism from anyone who covers the sport that we’ll see a deal strike before the midnight deadline.

It looks like Jeff Passan will be forced to cover Rob Manfred and the lockout for longer than any of us want.

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