Bryce Harper finds out baby's gender with custom bat given by teammate

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Pink and bluish bats are usually reserved for Mother's and Father's Day successful the large leagues, but Monday marked an exception.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper is expecting his 4th kid aboriginal this year, and helium wanted to bring the sex uncover to the field.

So, helium ordered 2 bats, 1 pinkish and 1 blue, and asked his teammate, shortstop Trea Turner, to interruption the large news.

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Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies bats successful the archetypal inning against the San Francisco Giants astatine Citizens Bank Park connected April 14, 2025 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

"He asked maine earlier contiguous to assistance him with the sex reveal. I was confused, astatine first, but I deliberation helium wanted to stock that infinitesimal with us, and I deliberation it was beauteous cool," Turner said aft the game.

But Turner wasn't going to get this accidental and marque it casual connected Harper.

"I messed with him a small spot successful the dugout. I picked up the pinkish one, swung it astir a small bit," Turner said. "He thought helium was having a girl."

But Harper came to the sheet with a bluish bat.

"He was beauteous happy."

Trea Turner #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies of the Philadelphia Phillies is congratulated by Bryce Harper #3 aft helium deed a location tally against the Colorado Rockies during the archetypal inning of a crippled astatine Citizens Bank Park connected April 17, 2024 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

"He was bully capable to inquire maine to bash it, and I thought it was a bully infinitesimal for him and his family. Pretty cool, beauteous peculiar day," Turner added.

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Turner and Harper had besides been teammates successful Washington, D.C. with the Nationals earlier Harper headed to Philly. Turner signed with the Nats connected an 11-year, $300 cardinal woody earlier the 2023 play aft a little stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Harper coiled up striking retired successful the at-bat, and the Phillies went connected to lose, 10-4, to the red-hot San Francisco Giants, truthful it wasn't each amusive astatine Citizens Bank Park connected Monday.