Braves reporter gets female fan’s number during live segment — and his peers are furious

New York Post - 15/04
The segment began with Ballard asking for the names of two women standing in the Corona Rooftop Patio inside Rogers Centre during the fifth inning.

This Braves reporter didn’t strike out asking for a fan’s number but his peers are calling foul.

A FanDuel Sports Network segment showing reporter Wiley Ballard asking for a female fan’s digits during Atlanta’s 8-4 win over the Blue Jays has come under fire for highlighting a double standard in journalism.

“If a woman covering a game started hitting on fans & asking for their numbers on TV they would be crucified on the internet & fired,” Kylen Mills of Big Ten Network posted on X.

“But here you see this inappropriate behavior being celebra...
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