LA Dodgers Player Alex Call Slams MLB, TV Networks for Airing Risque Ads During Playoff Broadcasts

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Alex Call has called out the MLB, as well as networks airing the playoffs, over some of the risque ads airing alongside games.

In a post shared to X on Wednesday, October 14, that has since gone viral, Alex, 32, asked, “Can we please get the soft porn ads off playoff broadcasts, TBS, Fox, NBC, @MLB?”

“My son wants to watch baseball with Dada,” the athlete — who shares 9-month old daughter Reverie and son born in 2023 whose name has not been shared with wife Samantha Call — continued, wondering how he’s able to do that when a woman showing skin “could come on screen anytime.”

“This is America’s Pastime,” Alex added. “Parents shouldn’t have to worry about this.”

The father of two’s post was in response to another from viewer Taylor Murphy, who took to X on October 12 to ask, “Hey @MLB – wanna get more kids watching baseball?”

“Maybe start with the commercials,” he continued, saying he was watching the playoffs with his own children and saw “Megan Fox selling ED pills in a red bodysuit,” “the scariest movie trailer you’ve ever seen,” and “Sydney Sweeney in zero clothes promoting betting on sports.”

“Leagues can’t figure out why kids don’t watch. You don’t need a Nickelodeon game. You’re not the Savannah Bananas,” added Murphy. “Just show baseball in a way I can leave on in my house.”

The post clearly struck a nerve, especially after Alex shared it with his own followers. The original post has been viewed 2.9 million times, while his reaction has 1.1 million views.

“It’s all really wild and terrible for the mixed age audiences these broadcasts are seeking,” one follower replied to the Dodgers player.

“Amen. Those ads have no place on TV especially with young children watching,” read another reply, before one fan added, “it is a huge disgrace to the game and the fans it needs to be stopped immediately.”

One even suggested the baseball player use his position in the league to take a stand: “You have a high enough profile, along with that viral post. If you call for a 1-inning parent boycott to make a point maybe they will listen,” they wrote.