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Two Prominent Female ESPN Employees Placed On Leave

Originally posted on The Spun | By Chris Rosvoglou | Last updated Feb 20, 2025 3:09 PM ET

Apparently, it's been a hectic week behind closed doors for ESPN.

Cristina Daglas joined ESPN The Magazine in 2014. Just two years later, she became the company's first-ever MLB deputy editor. By 2021, she was promoted to executive editor. Suffice to say, there's a lot of responsibility on her plate at any given moment.

Earlier this week, Front Office Sports reported that ESPN placed Daglas on administrative leave in late January. This was after several employees filed human resources complaint. Details regarding the HR complaints have not been revealed.

Believe it or not, ESPN has reportedly placed another female employee administrative leave.

According to OutKick, senior editor Elizabeth Baugh was the other ESPN employee placed on administrative leave.

"Sources say that Baugh had formed friendships with Daglas, which ESPN considered an impediment to the ongoing investigation into Daglas' conduct," OutKick's Bobby Burack wrote. "It was not immediately clear if Baugh's alliance with Daglas was the root cause of her suspension."

Baugh, who graduated from James Madison University, started with ESPN's social team before moving over to the editorial side of the business in 2018.

"I loved sports and grew up a sports person," she said. "I always wanted to get back into it. At The Breeze, I didn’t work on the sports desk but was as heavy into it as they’d let me be at the time. It’s where I did my journalism resume-building. I think my studies in journalism and work at the paper really prepped me for a future in this industry."

For the past few years, Baugh has helped ESPN's editors cover boxing, golf, hockey and tennis among other trending topics.

Only time will tell if Baugh and Daglas return to their respective roles at ESPN.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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