Jeff Passan has emerged as a candidate, along with The Athletic's Shams Charania, to switch sports and replace Adrian Wojnarowski at ESPN.

ESPN baseball insider Jeff Passan is a top candidate for the job, along with Charania, according to a new report from The Athletic on Saturday. The report cited six sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The report about top candidates to replace Wojnarowski follows news this week that ESPN laid off NBA writer Zach Lowe.

As ESPN looks for a successor to Adrian Wojnarowski on the NBA beat following his surprise retirement, the network has reportedly targeted Shams Charania

Jeff Passan, ESPN’s top MLB insider, has emerged as a candidate to switch over and become the network’s top NBA insider, according to The Athletic. He joined ESPN in 2019 after working for Yahoo Sports and makes around $1 million per year, per the report.

Since the sudden departure of ESPN's NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the big question is who will replace him?

The MLB insider talks Woj, using his phone in the shower, The Rock and more on this week's 'SI Media' podcast.

Passan, 44, has been with ESPN since 2019 and signed a four-year, $4 million contract extension in early 2022. He is considered among the best, if not the best, reporters covering Major League Baseball, which he has done since 2004 at The Kansas City Star, Yahoo and now ESPN.

ESPN's senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski shockingly announced his retirement from ESPN on September 18, taking the general manager role for St. Bonaventure's basketball program, Wojnarowski's alma mater.

Episode 515 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN's top MLB insider, Jeff Passan. Passan discusses the recent retirement of Adrian Wojnaroswki and what the life of an insider is like.

The sports media world is constantly in flux, including the “worldwide-leading” ESPN. After lead NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski left to general manage St. Bonaventure basketball, the outlet may replace him with someone unexpected.