This Braves reporter didnt strike out asking for a fans number but his peers are calling foul. A FanDuel Sports Network segment showing reporter Wiley Ballard asking for a female fans digits during Atlantas 8-4 win over the Blue Jays has come under fire for highlighting a double standard in journalism. If a woman covering a game started hitting on fans & asking for their numbers on TV they would be crucified on the internet & fired, . Elias Diaz Jersey But here you see this inappropriate behavior being celebrated as the standard by a slew of men in the comments. Misogyny is alive & well! The fan inserts her number into his phone. @MilesGarrettTV The segment began with Ballard asking for the names of two women standing in the Corona Rooftop Patio inside Rogers Centre during the fifth inning. After a brief interaction, one of the Braves announcers said: OK, Wiley. You got five innings four innings to get the numbers. Explore More Im on it, Ballard replied before pulling out his phone. Alright, so they want me to get your number, Ballard then said to the woman on his left. The broadcast booth started laughing before the woman replied: They wanted you to get my number? Ballard replied: Im dead serious, theyre saying in my ear right now. She doesnt believe me because she thinks you guys are making this up. Ballard pulls out his phone to ask for the fans number. @MilesGarrettTV The field reporter than realized he had a new pick-up line. I might use that in the future, thats actually a pretty good move, Ballard said while Nick Allen ripped a single to left in a 4-0 game. The Braves booth then chimed in. This is unbelievable, one announcer said. Ballard speaks with two female fans in Toronto. @MilesGarrettTV/X The other followed: The best part of this right now is that Wiley could totally be faking this. This might be the new move. Just walk around with a FanDuel microphone and an ear piece in and convince fans they are actually on TV. The camera then cut to Ballard and the two fans, with the woman seemingly inserting her number into his phone. I should have thought of this years ago, Ballard said, eliciting laughs from his fellow broadcasters. The woman laughed before handing her phone back to Ballard, who exclaimed: I got the number, were good. Ballard interviews one of the fans during the game. @MilesGarrettTV/X The moment went viral thanks to a tweet from Miles Garrett of Fox 5 Atlanta which has been seen 1.6 million times as of Tuesday morning. Garrett praised Ballard for his efforts. Shoutout to my guy @wileyballard_ setting the standard for sports reporters getting a phone number out in the wild, Garrett posted. 0/10 work. Ballard even took a victory lap by posting a still image from Good Will Hunting, where Matt Damons character, Will Hunting, slaps a napkin with a womans number on a gla s while bragging to a man he had argued with earlier, Well, I got her number. How do you like dem apples? Wiley Ballard (@wileyballard_) Many, though, had i sues with the segment. If a female sideline/dugout reporter did this, shed be called horrible names and probably be run out of town, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News posted on X. On the other side, heres a fellow TV anchor basically saying to dude who asked for phone numbers: My man. Its not the same for both sexes. Its just not. And thats inherently wrong. Added Predators reporter Emma Lingan: If this were a female reporter asking for a mans number, it would be unprofe sional. But if a man does it, its funny and acceptable to take multiple victory laps after doing so. Misogyny is alive and well, folks! Sean Reynolds Jersey