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Ben Lindbergh brings on ESPN senior MLB insider <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffpassan" target="_blank">Jeff Passan</a> to discuss the ins and outs of the newsbreaking business—how he reports and announces news, how newsbreaking in baseball differs from newsbreaking in other sports, conflicts of interest, the ills of social media, work-life balance, aging, his flirtation with switching to the basketball beat, and more—plus Jeff&#8217;s thoughts on ESPN&#8217;s relationship with MLB, the biggest surprises and questions of this hot stove season, and the outlook for a lockout. Then (1:06:55) Ben talks to The Athletic&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/SamBlum3" target="_blank">Sam Blum</a> about what he learned from covering the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/tyler-skaggs/10190/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Tyler Skaggs</a> against the Angels, which was settled just before the jury reached a verdict.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Nate Emerson, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EquxhP2rk11C79uLJ6UGylakDUOcbvzY/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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Audio&nbsp;outro: Kite Person, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ShNIfvqdt84DII-pVYvCp32cIpVIP2V5/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1165-jeff-passan-diagnoses-baseballs-broken-market/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jeff&#8217;s last EW appearance</a>
<a href="https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/jeff-passan-wife-emasculated-breaking-news.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jeff&#8217;s newsbreaking origins</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1994199063583949189" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jeff&#8217;s gravy tweet</a>
<a href="https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/08/massive-biomolecular-shifts-occur-in-our-40s-and-60s--stanford-m.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to aging research</a>
<a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/middle-aged-millennials-feeling-old-44-aging-cliff.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article about aging</a>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/19/why-adrian-wojnarowski-left-espn.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Woj comments</a>
<a href="https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/adam-schefter-adrian-wojnarowski-passan-retirement.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Schefter comments</a>
<a href="https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/shams-charania-insider-life-walk-out-on-dates.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Shams comments</a>
<a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/shams-charania-nba-insider-the-athletic-new-york-times-profile.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Shams profile</a>
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10/02/woj-shams-rivalry/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Shams vs. Woj feature</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5801309/2024/09/28/jeff-passan-espn-nba-adrian-wojnarowski-shams-charania/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Passan NBA report</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/217004/2018/01/20/giants-notes-read-the-fine-print-and-not-tea-leaves-to-get-a-sense-of-the-plan-for-center-field/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to exhibit 49 info</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/dan-lozano-and-the-contract-rumor-mill/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to more exhibit 49 info</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47026249/espn-mlb-reach-new-3-year-media-agreement" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ESPN-MLB deal</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/45910378/espn-get-nfl-network-rights-redzone-nfl-equity-stake" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ESPN-NFL deal</a>
<a href="https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/top-sports-media-story-2025-evolution-unlimited-nfl-equity-pat-mcafee.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ESPN evolution</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/2002118476979470578" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jeff&#8217;s trade tweet</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/jeff-passans-son-announces-college-164552943.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to news about Jeff&#8217;s son</a>
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2025-12-19/tyler-skaggs-settlement-angels-damages-wrongful-death-trial" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The LAT on the settlement</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6904445/2025/12/19/angels-tyler-skaggs-lawsuit-settlement-trial/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on the settlement</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6737042/2025/10/21/angels-mike-trout-tyler-skaggs-trial/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on Trout</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/mlb-removes-marijuana-from-drugs-of-abuse-to-test-major-league-players-for-op-idUSKBN1YG24C/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB testing change</a>

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