The internet is littered with hilarious video clips of gender reveals gone wrong. Now, the sports world has submitted an epic whiff for inclusion.
Boston Red Sox great David Ortiz and his significant other, María Yeribell Martínez, are expecting a baby, and they recently arranged a baseball-themed event to announce the gender of the forthcoming bundle of joy. Presumably, Martínez was supposed to gently lob a ball to Ortiz, and the longtime Boston slugger would smash the ball into little blue or pink dust.
That’s not quite how it worked out.
Instead, she busted him inside on the hands. And Big Papi whiffed badly.
Take a look at the video posted Sunday:
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MLB fans were amused. Here are some of the best reactions from social media:
Wife read the scouting report. Lotsss of blue in the up and in region. https://t.co/ShMGJAEBuV pic.twitter.com/7In1LHNCGQ
— Robert Stock (@RobertStock6) January 2, 2024
I think the problem here was he wasn't facing an AL Central pitcher. https://t.co/zu20Pcun2j
— Ronald Ragin' (@saucypony) January 2, 2024
She's the pitcher #Yankees were missing for 15 years. https://t.co/vrRigixICk
— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) January 2, 2024
My biggest fear when I have my gender reveal 😂😂😂😭 https://t.co/quiDCnK2pl
— Parlay (@elpeloterovega) January 2, 2024
Kinda similar to the Red Sox offseason https://t.co/ORsHfHvxXy
— Matthew Nodell (@MattNodell) January 2, 2024
Mariano Rivera throwing cutters on the gender reveal. #sawedhimoff https://t.co/oJF1Z4p5Ec
— Drew McGehee (@drewmcgehee) January 2, 2024
David Ortiz 1997-2017:
1750 SODavid Ortiz 2024:
1 SO https://t.co/oyuH8J13mc— Alejandro Anaya (@AnayaT0798) January 2, 2024
Ppl are looking at this all wrong. What if the momma is just that good of a pitcher? We could have the next Pedro on our hands. https://t.co/XBNvHEA9jw
— Boz (@ChrisBzozowski) January 2, 2024
Ortiz was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 and remains a media fixture on Fox Sports.
