Dodgers' Alex Call Sparks Debate Over 'Soft Porn' Ads During Playoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Alex Call argued that scandalous commercials are getting in the way of passing down his love of baseball to his son. “Can we please get the soft porn ads off playoff broadcasts, TBS, Fox, NBC, @MLB?” Call, 32, posted via X on Wednesday, October 14. “My son wants to watch baseball with Dada, but how do I justify that when a half-naked women could come on screen anytime?? This is America’s Pastime. Parents shouldn’t have to worry about this.” Alex and his wife, Samantha, share a son born in 2023 whose name has been kept private and daughter Reverie, 9 months. The Dodgers player was responding to a social media post that wondered if Major League Baseball is interested in getting “more kids” watching the sport.
“Maybe start with the commercials,” Utah-based entrepreneur Taylor Murphy wrote. “Watching the playoffs tonight with my kids and here's the rundown: Megan Fox selling ED pills in a red bodysuit. The scariest movie trailer you've ever seen. Sydney Sweeney in zero clothes promoting betting on sports.” He continued, “Leagues can't figure out why kids don't watch. You don't need a Nickelodeon game. You're not the Savannah Bananas. Just show baseball in a way I can leave on in my house.” Murphy’s post has gone viral since being posted Monday, October 12, earning over 31,000 likes. Sweeney’s ad campaign for sports trading app NOVIG has been particularly controversial. The commercials, which have aired throughout the 2026 MLB Playoffs, feature the actress, 29, in various states of undress with sports equipment covering her naked body. Sharon Stone, who costarred with Sweeney on HBO’s Euphoria, urged the young star to “take responsibility for her actions.” “It is up to me to be a cheerleader for the women who have made it through and become champions in women’s sports,” Stone, 68, told People last month.
Call played in 88 games as a reserve outfielder for the Dodgers during the 2026 season. He has yet to see any postseason action. The athlete shared photos of his family of four to celebrate Mother’s Day in May. “You are the heart of our family,” Call wrote via Instagram. “When I’m gone for a week at a time, you’re home grinding it out, taking care of our kids with a kind of love and sweetness that bring me joy every time I think about it. Our family doesn’t work without you, and I don’t know what I would do without you. You’re my best friend. You make me happier than I ever knew was possible. There’s no one I’d rather do life with, raise these kids with, or come home to.” The Dodgers will attempt to avoid being swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 15.
