"Least he didn’t swing and miss here" - Fans react as Hayden Hopkins confirms pregnancy with Joey Gallo, refutes Mark Davis rumors

Washington Nationals slugger Joey Gallo will father a child with choreographer Hayden Hopkins, who shared her pregnancy news on April 25 through social media. This comes after rumors circulated on social media on Monday that she was pregnant with Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis' child.

Seeing these rumors getting abuzz on the internet, Hopkins squashed all those baseless claims and confirmed that she was carrying Gallo's child.

“Reports of Mark Davis being the father of my child are wildly untrue,” Hopkins wrote on X. “I was pictured sitting next to him at a game in 2022 and have endured false rumors of a romantic relationship since. I was just a guest sitting in the owner’s box with other friends.

“These continued media stories are negatively affecting what should be my happiest days. Joey and I are excited to welcome our baby in the fall.”

Fans took this opportunity and reacted to the news in their own hilarious way. One fan found a humorous reference to Joey Gallo's hitting skills.

"Least he didn’t swing and miss here," one fan posted.

"Bros winning!" another wrote.

"At least we know Joey Gallo is hitting something," another added.

This didn't stop there, as fans continued to use baseball references to react to the news:

"Joey Gallo, I was not familiar with your game," another quipped.

"Least we know he can hit a home run off the field," another commented.

Pat McAfee who "perpetuated" the lie, apologizes to Hayden Hopkins and Joey Gallo

NFL aggregator Dov Kleiman and podcaster Pat McAfee were two of the many who believed and played a part in spreading the rumor.

“Congrats! 26-year-old Hayden Hopkins, girlfriend of Raiders owner Mark Davis (70), is pregnant,” Kleiman wrote in a since-deleted post on X on Monday. “Happy for the power couple.”

McAfee, on the other hand, was on WWE Raw, calling the match between wrestlers JD McDonagh and Braun Strowman, when he "perpetuated the lie."

“A lot of people look at the size difference and think JD has no chance. Mark Davis is 70 years old and is expecting a child with a 26-year-old. Anything is possible in this modern world,” McAfee said.

However, on Tuesday, he apologized to Hayden Hopkins for his mistake on his own show.

“I apologize for perpetuating a lie,” McAfee said. “I understand how happy you guys should be at this moment. It would suck to have a 70-year-old billionaire looming over it.

"So I’d like to apologize to Hayden and let the world know, hey, we gotta make sure we get these things right. I spread lies in the middle of the Braun Strowman-JD McDonagh match last night. Mark Davis is not the father.”

Now that everything seems to have settled, rumors about Mark Davis and Hayden Hopkins can be shut down.