It was the best Mother’s Day gift that Orioles pitcher Anthony Nunez could have given his sister-in-law on Sunday.
Nunez appeared to randomly mouth the words “it’s a boy” when he came off the mound after the top of the eighth inning.
However, it wasn’t random at all, and as MASN broadcaster Kevin Brown explained during the broadcast, there was a reason why he did it.
“Anthony is mouthing ‘it’s a boy’ for some family members,” Brown explained on air. “His brother and sister-in-law, Danny and Makayla Delgado, are expecting child No. 3. And that, folks, is one of the most creative gender reveals you’ll ever see. Anthony had the answer. Danny and Makayla did not know, and I hope that you two are watching.”
The special moment came during Sunday’s Mother’s Day win for the Orioles, who defeated the Athletics 2-1 at Camden Yards to avoid getting swept by the A’s in their three-game set in Baltimore.
Danny and Makayla Delgado are expecting their third child, and the couple only revealed the fact that they were about to welcome another member to the family on Sunday, Nunez told reporters after the game.
“They were all together for Mother’s Day. My brother wanted to surprise everybody,” Nunez said, according to the Baltimore Sun. “He just announced to them today that they were having their third kid, and he wanted to do the gender reveal.”
Nunez was able to get out of the top of the eighth unscathed and with the Orioles’ one-run lead intact after walking two batters during the inning.
He managed to get a flyout to right field to end the inning, and after he revealed the gender of his brother’s next kid.
“To be able to get three outs without giving up a run for her is awesome. Happy Mother’s Day for that, too,” Nunez said.
