“Get the Soft P*** Ads Off”: Dodgers’ Outfielder Calls Out MLB Over Controversial Playoff Ads
Alex Call said the ads are inappropriate for family viewing and urged MLB and broadcasters to remove them from playoff coverage.
- On Wednesday, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Alex Call criticized Major League Baseball playoff broadcasts, targeting a Novig advertising campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney as inappropriate for family viewing.
- Posting on X, the 32-year-old father expressed concern that parents should not worry about 'soft porn ads' appearing during games, noting his son wants to watch baseball with him.
- Other sports figures have raised similar objections; Genevieve Albernaz, wife of Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz, criticized network commercial choices, while British sprinter Amy Hunt and Australian Olympic water polo medalist Tilly Kearns questioned the campaign's portrayal of women.
- Major networks including TBS, Fox, and NBC have made no announced changes to the Novig campaign's placement during the ongoing National League Championship Series.
- Call remains with the Los Angeles Dodgers during the National League Championship Series despite not being on the active roster, as the team trails the Milwaukee Brewers two games to none.
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