SportsCenter anchor Sara Walsh reveals she's lost her job the day she was due to return from maternity leave amid ESPN layoffs

  • SportsCenter anchor Sara Walsh was due to return to the ESPN network after giving birth to twins but shared today on Twitter that she had been let go
  • She said:  'I was truly excited to return to work today from maternity leave with the twins'
  • Walsh was a weekend correspondent for CBS affiliate WUSA in Washington D.C. before joining ESPN in 2010
  • She married Arizona Diamondback pitcher Matt Buschmann in 2014 and the couple had twins in February
  • The 39-year-old joins a list of ESPN staff that has been laid off with recent network cuts 

By Matthew Wright For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:47 EDT, 4 May 2017 | Updated: 20:02 EDT, 4 May 2017

A SportsCenter anchor has announced she is being laid off the same day she was due to return from maternity leave.  

Sara Walsh was heading back to ESPN after giving birth to twins in February but shared on Twitter Thursday that she had been let go.

In a tweet posted on the social media platform she said: 'I was truly excited to return to work today from maternity leave with the twins.'

SportsCenter anchor Sara Walsh was returning to the ESPN network after giving birth to twins with Arizona Diamondback pitcher Matt Buschmann in February but shared Thursday on Twitter that she had been let go

SportsCenter anchor Sara Walsh was returning to the ESPN network after giving birth to twins with Arizona Diamondback pitcher Matt Buschmann in February but shared Thursday on Twitter that she had been let go

In a tweet posted on the social media platform - pictured with David Pollack - she said: 'I was truly excited to return to work today from maternity leave with the twins'

In a tweet posted on the social media platform - pictured with David Pollack - she said: 'I was truly excited to return to work today from maternity leave with the twins'

'Unfortunately, I will not be coming back as I was included in the recent layoffs,' she added. 'Much appreciation to those I worked with, and especially to those who watched.'

Walsh was a weekend correspondent for CBS affiliate WUSA in Washington D.C. before joining ESPN in 2010. 

She married Arizona Diamondback pitcher Matt Buschmann in 2014 and gave birth to twins - son Brees and daughter Hutton - in February.

She added: 'Unfortunately, I will not be coming back as I was included in the recent layoffs. Much appreciation to those I worked with, and especially to those who watched'

She added: 'Unfortunately, I will not be coming back as I was included in the recent layoffs. Much appreciation to those I worked with, and especially to those who watched'

Walsh was a weekend correspondent for CBS affiliate WUSA in Washington D.C. before joining ESPN in 2010

Walsh was a weekend correspondent for CBS affiliate WUSA in Washington D.C. before joining ESPN in 2010

She married Arizona Diamondback pitcher Matt Buschmann in 2014 and gave birth to twins - son Brees and daughter Hutton - in February 

She married Arizona Diamondback pitcher Matt Buschmann in 2014 and gave birth to twins - son Brees and daughter Hutton - in February 

The 39-year-old joins an already extensive list of ESPN broadcasters and anchors who had been laid off in an announcement that toppled the sports world last Wednesday.  

Veteran talent, both on-air and off, as well as newcomers have been targeted in the purge at the Bristol, Connecticut-based company.

Among the first to confirm via Twitter that they were laid off were NFL reporter Ed Werder (17-year ESPN veteran), ESPN.com NHL columnist Scott Burnside (13 years), college football recruiting reporter Jeremy Crabtree (six years) and College Football Insider Brett McMurphy (five years).

The 39-year-old joins an already extensive list of ESPN broadcasters and anchors who had been laid off in an announcement that toppled the sports world last Wednesday

The 39-year-old joins an already extensive list of ESPN broadcasters and anchors who had been laid off in an announcement that toppled the sports world last Wednesday

Sports Illustrated reported on the impending layoffs last month, noting that ESPN parent company Disney's quarterly revenue was lower than expected due to decreased ad sales dollars from the sports brand. ESPN's cable subscribers have decreased as well

Sports Illustrated reported on the impending layoffs last month, noting that ESPN parent company Disney's quarterly revenue was lower than expected due to decreased ad sales dollars from the sports brand. ESPN's cable subscribers have decreased as well

Sports Illustrated reported on the impending layoffs last month, noting that ESPN parent company Disney's quarterly revenue was lower than expected due to decreased ad sales dollars from the sports brand. ESPN's cable subscribers have decreased as well.

ESPN's last mass layoff was in 2015.

Back then, they reduced staff by 300 jobs — four percent of its employees — including well-known personalities Keith Olbermann and Bill Simmons. 

 

 

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