ESPN’s Jeff Passan Apologizes for NSFW Tweet to Astros Star’s Brother

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Sports Illustrated

By Nick Selbe The national MLB reporter crossed a line in a Twitter feud with a rival company’s employee who happens to be the brother of a future Hall of Famer. MLB’s division series got underway on Tuesday, with four games on the schedule following last weekend’s wild-card round. But perhaps the most eye-popping encounter of the day took place not on the diamond, but in the Twitter-sphere. ESPN national baseball insider Jeff Passan got into a social media sparring match with Fox Sports’ Ben Verlander. Verlander, the younger brother of Astros ace Justin Verlander, is known to be a vocal suppo…

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