The Atlanta Braves broadcast team is facing backlash and criticism over unprofessional behavior after a segment during Monday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays in which a sideline reporter got the phone number of a female fan he had just interviewed when encouraged to do so on-air by his fellow announcers.
FanDuel Sports Network Braves reporter Wiley Ballard hosted "The Field Report" during the top of the fifth inning in Toronto and spoke to two female fans about their Braves fandom. One noted she was "not quite" a Braves fan yet. Ballard then attempted to transition back to Braves play-by-play announcer Brandon Gaudin and color analyst C.