Credit: NBC SportsLongtime Bay Area sports reporter Michael Wagaman has passed away. Wagaman had covered professional sports teams in the Bay Area since 1996, including for the Associated Press, and was freelancing for NBC Sports Bay Area and California at the time of his death. @DALLASBRADEN209 remembers our colleague Michael Wagaman ❤️‍🩹 pic.twitter.com/DDDr8ur7M8 — Athletics on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) August 8, 2026“He will be sorely missed. I know there’s a lot of writers across the Bay Area today who are mourning the loss of a man who has meant so much to them. His fight over the past… pic.twitter.com/LTLoWgA8j5 — Chris Correa (@ChrisCorrea15) August 9, 2026Terribly saddened by the passing of Michael Wagaman.