Overview
- Benítez posted a farewell message on X after 21 years with the network, acknowledging his departure from ESPN México.
- Reports say top executives Yoyotzin Zúñiga, Manuel Cerdeira, and Alan Navarrete were also let go in the same sweep.
- RÉCORD reports the executives were notified by the channel’s legal team around 6 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
- No official statement has been issued by ESPN or Disney, and the named executives have not detailed the reasons for the changes.
- Outlets report that ESPN Argentina is expected to assume control with a new leadership slate anticipated soon, as unconfirmed rumors persist about possible on-air talent exits and recent programming shifts such as the end of Cronómetro.