When baseball legend David Ortiz revealed the gender of his fourth child, it was clear he was retiring.
Ortiz, 48, and his pregnant girlfriend Maria Yeribell Martinez paid tribute to his baseball days by revealing their gender. But after a long career of dropping balls from the world's best pitchers, “Big Papi” failed to hit a ball thrown gently in front of him.
Ortiz hit nothing but air as he swung at the ball. Still, the blue confetti told everyone that he and Martinez were having a son. The clip ends with Ortiz and his friends celebrating after he briefly tries to find the ball.
Fans took to social media to comment on the hilarious miss from one of baseball's best hitters.
“If Joaquin Benoit had thrown it he would have crushed it,” one fan commented.
Baseball legend David Ortiz failed to hit a ball at his fourth child's gender reveal party
“Big Papi” had a .286 batting average in his 20-year career in Major League Baseball
“Bring his wife into the league,” another added. “Baby mama literally unsettled him,” joked a third.
Ortiz currently has three children.
He and his ex-wife Tiffany have a 22-year-old daughter, Alexandra, and a 19-year-old son, D'Angelo. They were married for 25 years before divorcing in December 2021.
In June 2023, after the divorce, Ortiz sold his five-bedroom Miami mansion for $11 million. The property, about 11 miles from downtown Miami, featured a bar, a stunning pool area and an eye-catching home theater.
Ortiz's eldest daughter Jessica, 25, was from a previous relationship with Fary Almanzar Fernandez.
“Big Papi” had a .286 batting average in his 20-year MLB career. Ortiz also collected 2,472 hits, 541 home runs and seven Silver Slugger awards, as well as three World Series titles and ten All-Star selections.
The Red Sox legend welcomes his fourth child with girlfriend Maria Yeribell Martinez
Ortiz won three World Series titles and ten All-Star selections during his MLB career
Ortiz and ex-wife Tiffany had two children, Alexandra and D'Angelo, before their divorce