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