ESPN reporter Jeff Passan breaks back after tree limb falls on him during storm cleanup

Jeff Passan, ESPN's MLB insider, broke his back after a tree limb fell on him while cleaning up debris from a storm in Kansas City.
Passan suffered a vertebra fracture but still has use of his limbs and plans to tweet MLB trade deadline news while on painkillers.
The accident occurred sometime after Passan's last tweet on July 13th, which is unusual during the busy baseball season.
Despite the injury, Passan is in good spirits and thanked his family, colleagues, and the hospital staff for their support.
Passan is known for breaking MLB news and assured his phone still works to continue delivering the latest for ESPN.