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Longtime ESPN Employee Dies After Emergency at NCAA Baseball Tournament

The network broadcast a tribute to the late Kyle Brown ahead of NCAA baseball coverage on Sunday.
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Longtime ESPN Employee Dies After Emergency at NCAA Baseball Tournament
Longtime ESPN Employee Dies After Emergency at NCAA Baseball Tournament

Longtime ESPN director Kyle Brown, 42, died Saturday after he suffered a medical emergency while working the NCAA baseball super regional in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Brown worked on a variety of sports during his 16-year career at the network, including baseball, basketball, NFL and college football.

“A 16-year ESPN employee, Kyle was a deeply admired member of our production team—and highly accomplished, having captured two Sports Emmy Awards while working a multitude of sports from baseball and basketball to Monday Night Football and college football,” ESPN said in a statement on Sunday.

“A former Ohio State pitcher, Kyle cherished the opportunity to have a career in sports,” the statement continued. “His ESPN family wishes to extend our deepest condolences and full support to Kyle’s loved ones, including his wife Megan, their four children Makayla, Carson, Camden and Madyn and their beloved dog Rookie.”

ESPN broadcast a tribute to Brown ahead of its Sunday coverage of the NCAA baseball tournament.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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