{"id":749017,"date":"2026-10-15T16:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:48:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:48:18","slug":"dale-murphy-rips-risque-megan-fox-sydney-sweeney-mlb-playoff-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dale-murphy-rips-risque-megan-fox-sydney-sweeney-mlb-playoff-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Murphy rips risque Megan Fox, Sydney Sweeney MLB playoff ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee7c94961ef\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee7c94961ef\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dale-murphy-rips-risque-megan-fox-sydney-sweeney-mlb-playoff-ads\/#%E2%80%9CDale_Murphy_rips_risque_Megan_Fox_Sydney_Sweeney_MLB_playoff_ads%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Dale Murphy rips risque Megan Fox, Sydney Sweeney MLB playoff ads&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dale-murphy-rips-risque-megan-fox-sydney-sweeney-mlb-playoff-ads\/#Download_The_California_Post_App_follow_us_on_social_and_subscribe_to_our_newsletters\" >Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDale_Murphy_rips_risque_Megan_Fox_Sydney_Sweeney_MLB_playoff_ads%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Dale Murphy rips risque Megan Fox, Sydney Sweeney MLB playoff ads&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F10%2Fnewspress-collage-wos8wzcxc-1792028222271.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261792013891\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been watching the MLB Playoffs this October, it\u2019s been hard to miss advertisements featuring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/11\/celebrity-news\/sydney-sweeney-ditches-top-in-new-novig-sports-betting-ad-after-backlash\/?_gl=1*ms57kn*_gcl_au*OTc4OTgwMjkxLjE3ODkwNjkyODU.*_ga*Nzc1OTA4MDc4LjE3ODkwNjkyODU.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3OTIwMjQxMTkkbzk4JGcxJHQxNzkyMDI2OTE3JGo1OSRsMCRoMA..\">Sydney Sweeney in her underwear<\/a>, Megan Fox<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/megan-fox-stars-ro-sparks-184200682.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\"> in a red bodysuit selling erectile dysfunction pills<\/a>, or the latest horror movie set to hit theaters this Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>October baseball has parents across the country wondering if they need to keep the remote control within arm\u2019s reach once the commercials come on. You can count Atlanta Braves legend Dale Murphy, and his son, Taylor among them, as baseball royalty takes aim at the increasingly provocative advertising invading baseball broadcasts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And they\u2019re not alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The controversy erupted Monday when Taylor Murphy, watching the playoffs with his children, decided he\u2019d seen enough of the commercial breaks featuring Sweeney promoting sports prediction platform Novig, Fox advertising pre<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion erectile dysfunction treatment for Ro and frightening horror movie trailers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Megan Fox with blue hair, silver chain necklaces, and a padlock pendant. <span class=\"credit\">Megan Fox \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHey @MLB \u2013 wanna get more kids watching baseball? Maybe start with the commercials,\u201d Murphy wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>He then delivered the kind of common-sense criticism that should make Major League Baseball\u2019s marketing department uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t need a Nickelodeon <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. You\u2019re not the Savannah Bananas. Just show baseball in a way I can leave on in my house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two days later, his famous father entered the fray.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgree with my son, Taylor\u2026\u201d wrote Dale Murphy, the two-time National League MVP, seven-time All-Star, five-time Gold Glove winner and Braves Hall of Famer whose No. 3 hangs proudly in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p>When a player who spent nearly two decades representing baseball\u2019s traditional values starts questioning what the sport is selling between innings, perhaps the league should pay attention.<\/p>\n<p>And Murphy wasn\u2019t the only major leaguer raising his voice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A seven-time All-Star and a two-time MVP, Dale Murphy never received more than 23.2 percent of the vote in his 10 years on the writers\u2019 ballot. <span class=\"credit\">MLB Photos via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Alex Call, who isn\u2019t on the team\u2019s postseason roster, joined the criticism with a pointed message directed at MLB and its television partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan we please get the soft porn ads off playoff broadcasts, TBS, Fox, NBC, @MLB?\u201d Call wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy 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\u2019s Pastime. Parents shouldn\u2019t have to worry about this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can we please get the soft porn ads off playoff broadcasts, TBS, Fox, NBC, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MLB<\/a>? 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\u2019s Pastime. Parents shouldn\u2019t have to worry about this. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7YAWSZgo5d\">https:\/\/t.co\/7YAWSZgo5d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Call (@ACAD_27) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ACAD_27\/status\/2110269970575958189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Several Dodgers teammates reposted his message.<\/p>\n<p>At the center of the controversy is Sweeney, the 29-year-old \u201cEuphoria\u201d actress who has turned her partnership with Novig into a master class in provocative advertising.<\/p>\n<p>Her latest commercial, released Sunday, features the actress wearing little more than white underwear bearing the company\u2019s name while strategically covering her breasts with footballs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Actress Sydney Sweeney appears in a Novig ad posted to Instagram on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@novig<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere are grown men making spreadsheets to bet on what color underwear I\u2019m wearing,\u201d Sweeney says.<\/p>\n<p>The punchline? Novig is supposedly about sports, not sex.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a curious distinction for a company using sex to sell sports gambling.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney has defended the campaign by pointing to athletes who previously posed nude for ESPN\u2019s Body Issue. But there\u2019s an obvious difference between celebrating athletic bodies and using a Hollywood actress\u2019s body to attract customers to a sports wagering platform.<\/p>\n<p>Actress Sharon Stone also weighed in, arguing that women\u2019s sports shouldn\u2019t be reduced to attracting male attention for gambling.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sydney Sweeney poses in a video promoting the sports betting app Novig. Novig is a sports prediction market in the U.S. <span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\/Novig App<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, the Murphy family\u2019s criticism ignited its own backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Some social media users questioned why the family-friendly outrage centered on revealing advertisements rather than the gambling being promoted. Others pointed to the White House\u2019s controversial execution livestream, accusing critics of selective moral outrage.<\/p>\n<p>Those comparisons raise legitimate questions about where Americans draw their lines, but don\u2019t invalidate a parent\u2019s right to question what appears on a baseball broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>The league has spent years obsessing over attracting younger audiences, implementing rule changes, embracing social media and desperately trying to make baseball more appealing to the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>Yet during its most important games, the television experience can feel designed for an entirely different audience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The same people thinking sexualized commercials are a problem during a baseball game are cool with an execution being streamed live for all to see.<\/p>\n<p>You really can\u2019t make this stuff up. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bmzjq3esHr\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bmzjq3esHr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian L (@mplsbadger) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mplsbadger\/status\/2110340029801271442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing inherently wrong with Sweeney appearing in provocative advertising or Fox promoting a legal prescription treatment. Adults can make their own decisions about what they watch, purchase and consume.<\/p>\n<p>But parents should also be able to watch a playoff game with their children without wondering what sexually suggestive commercial or terrifying movie trailer might appear during the next pitching change.<\/p>\n<p>MLB doesn\u2019t necessarily control every advertisement sold by its broadcast partners, but it certainly has a stake in the experience being delivered under its name.<\/p>\n<p>The sport can\u2019t spend the afternoon telling families baseball belongs to everyone, then shrug its shoulders when those same families complain about what they\u2019re seeing during the broadcast.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_The_California_Post_App_follow_us_on_social_and_subscribe_to_our_newsletters\"><\/span><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/strong>: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a><br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download here!<\/a><br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\">Sign up here!<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/><\/a><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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