Musketeer Madness

Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
The Big East is expected to hire former MLB executive Tim Brosnan as the league’s new commissioner, sources tell me and
@PeteThamel
. He’s a longtime baseball business executive who was key in launching MLB Network and the World Baseball Classic.

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Sat Aug 01, 2026 5:56 pm

Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
The Big East is expected to hire former MLB executive Tim Brosnan as the league’s new commissioner, sources tell me and
@PeteThamel
. He’s a longtime baseball business executive who was key in launching MLB Network and the World Baseball Classic.

This seems like a home run hire.

As one of the high‑visibility moderators of one of the most trafficked fan boards in America, I naturally played a key role in the vetting. Full transparency: when Roger Goodell started waffling a couple days after giving me a verbal yes at Chili’s, I stepped in and made the final call. Offer went out an hour later -- signed, sealed, & delivered.

It is official