Gender reveals are taking over the internet. They're obviously special moments for those involved and if done correctly, they have the chance to go viral. But if something goes terribly wrong, they're definitely going viral.
So with that said, involving batting practice in your gender reveal is probably a bad idea.
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Want to take a pitch, work the count and run up the pitcher's pitch count? The ball might burst, and because this is a one-and-done opportunity, taking a pitch is a bad idea.
Walks don't count at gender reveal parties. #ProtectThePlate #SwingAtEverything #TaiterTot pic.twitter.com/PANu3mYNLh
— Kyle Tait (@HearKyleTait) July 15, 2017
What if you really get ahold of one and send a blazing comebacker at your wife? Also a terrible outcome.
It seems like a lose-lose scenario. If there's a bad toss, or dare I say, you whiff, the ball might explode and reveal the baby's gender while you stand there looking silly. If you make solid contact with the ball, sending it back toward the pitcher and for some reason it doesn't break, the pitcher better be a Greg Maddux-level fielder on the mound to avoid catastrophe.
It's time to take batting practice out of gender reveals and come up with a better idea.