Fox News: Braves sideline reporter's effort to get woman's phone number sparks contentious online debate

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Braves sideline reporter's effort to get woman's phone number sparks contentious online debate

An Atlanta Braves reporter's interaction with a woman during a game sparked an intense debate about journalism on Monday night and into Tuesday.......                    ...                        ...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login TV reporter Wiley Ballard's interaction with two female fans while on-air sparked a journalism debate on social media on Monday night and into Tuesday.......The Braves were in the midst of an 8-4 win over the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login when the FanDuel Sports Network broadcast cut to Ballard, who was talking to two women at the rooftop lounge at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Neither woman appeared to have hopes for the Braves.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Ballard was on-air when he said the broadcast booth wanted him to get their numbers......."I'm dead serious, they're saying in my ear right now ... She doesn't believe me because she thinks you guys are making this up." Ballard said. "I'm gonna use that in the future that's actually a pretty good move......."I should've thought of this years ago."......One woman seemingly put her phone number into Ballard's phone. The other woman did not appear to follow suit.......The segment drew responses across the board.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Ballard posted on his X account a scene from "Good Will Hunting" showing Matt Damon's character getting Minnie Driver's character's phone number.......Braves color commentator C.J. Nitkowski defended Ballard on X. Play-by-plan Brandon Gaudin also appeared to praise Ballard's efforts.......Fox News Digital reached out to FanDuel for comment.......The Braves moved to 5-11 You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. The Blue Jays fell to 9-8.......Follow Fox News Digital'sYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and subscribe toYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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