Steve Garvey calls for prevention of trans inclusion in women's sports, defends forfeits that protest it

OutKick contributor Riley Gaines joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss her reaction to the 'alarming' number of medals lost as 200 female golfers sign a letter to the LPGA raising concerns over its transgender athlete policy. 

EXCLUSIVE: Former Dodgers World Series champion Steve Garvey is running for U.S. Senate as a Republican in California, and revealed his stance on one of November's sudden hot button issues to Fox News Digital ahead of L.A.'s title bout vs. the Yankees. 

Garvey made it clear that he opposed trans inclusion in women's sports, and insists biological boundaries should be set to define biological gender. He also specified that he believes transgender athletes should only compete against each other. 

"This is an issue I've talked to a lot of people. I just believe it's defined by biological men and women, and I think that God gives us freewill and choice, and if you choose to transgender, say from male and female, then you should compete against those people that have done the same thing," Garvey said. 

Garvey cited his experience as a father to his two daughters, Krisha and Whitney, for his stance. 

"I have daughters, I care about their safety, I care about their freedom, and I think it's just not fair to have that kind of competition, that a woman is always going to be at a deficit," Garvey said.

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Former President Trump has gone so far as to advocate for a ban, while Democrats, including Vice President Harris and Ted Cruz's Texas seat opponent Collin Allred, have distanced themselves from support for transgender athletes in women's sports over the last month. 

Harris has sidestepped questions of transgender rights in recent interviews on Fox News