Philadelphia Phillies player Bryce Harper struck out during a game against the San Francisco Giants, revealing the gender of his upcoming child through a custom blue bat handed to him by teammate Trea Turner. Harper, expecting his fourth child with wife Kayla, shared the moment with his family at the game.
In another instance, Lakers guard Austin Reaves wore pink sneakers during a game to announce his older brother and sister-in-law's baby girl. Gender reveals at sporting events, like Baltimore Ravens fans learning their child's gender on-air and U.S. swimmer Ryan Murphy discovering he was having a girl at the Paris Olympics, are becoming more common, adding an element of surprise and excitement to the events.