ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan has sent social media into a frenzy following a hilarious exchange with a troll on X/Twitter.
On Sunday, the Colorado Rockies’ historically horrible start worsened with a 5-3 loss to the New York Mets. The defeat dropped Colorado to 9-50 on the season, making them the first MLB team in the modern era to lose 50 contests before winning 10.
After the Rockies lost, Jeff Passan posted a simple tweet about the club falling to 9-5. Things quickly turned sideways from there, however, with a troll baiting Passan into a non-MLB conversation.
The Rockies are now 9-50.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 1, 2025
Renowned Twitter troll @BarryOnHere responded to Passan and asked for advice on how to handle marital issues with his wife You can see how the rest of the conversation played out below, and yes, it was a real interaction:
Jeff Passan is undoubtedly the best insider in the world 😂 pic.twitter.com/5tBu7vl5sZ
— Jordan Goodhart (@Jordan_Goodhart) June 1, 2025
Jeff Passan: MLB insider, popular social media personality and a not-so-successful marriage counselor. Hey, credit him for showing a bit of fun on a slow news day across Major League Baseball.
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If you follow @BarryOnHere, you’ll see many satirical posts about his wife leaving him. We’ll go ahead and guess that Passan isn’t familiar with Barry’s social media personality and decided to just go along with the fun for this one post.
Jeff Passan Has Been With ESPN Since 2019
Passan was previously the top MLB insider at Yahoo Sports before leaving for the Worldwide Leader in Sports in January 2019.
Passan has been on the upper echelon of MLB insiders alongside Ken Rosenthal (The Athletic and Fox Sports), Jon Heyman (the New York Post) and Bob Nightengale (USA Today Sports) for over a decade. The Worldwide Leader in Sports ensured he stuck around long-term by giving Passan a multi-year extension in 2021, less than three years after he signed his first deal with the company.
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