Mj Acosta Ruiz

MJ Acosta-Ruiz is an Afro-Latina sports broadcaster and TV host who has worked for NFL Network, NBA TV, and Netflix Sports, and joined ESPN in 2024 as anchor of the Los Angeles edition of SportsCenter. She is a Dominican-American Emmy-winning host based in Los Angeles, California, and a graduate of Barry University. Her Instagram account @mjacostatv has 141K followers, her TikTok account @mjacostatv has 39K followers and 1.4M likes, and her Threads account @mjacostatv has 47.1K followers. She hosts and creates the show Becoming Undefined and is a curly hair advocate.