ESPN Sports and Business broadcaster Mina Kimes and her husband Nick Sylvester are expecting their first child since their marriage in 2015.
The 37-year-old journalist took to the ESPY Awards over the weekend to announce her pregnancy by displaying her bumpy belly in a black dress on the red carpet. Sports fans all over the world were thrilled for the anchor and congratulated her on her journey to motherhood accordingly via the New York Post;
ESPN’s Mina Kimes walked the red carpet at the 2023 ESPY Awards with an extra guest.
The well-respected NFL analyst revealed Wednesday that she is pregnant with her first child in a tweet that included a picture of her with a noticeable baby bump.
“At the espys, brought a date,” Kimes, 37, wrote on Twitter with a hearts emoji.
The news of Kimes’ pregnancy brought plenty of congratulations across social media, including from her fellow teammates at the Worldwide Leader.
“Now that’s how you do a baby announcement!” fellow ESPNer Sarah Spain wrote on Twitter.
“I can say one thing with certainty: that child already knows ball,” Mike Golic Jr. tweeted in response to the news.
ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter jokingly wrote “developing story” in a quote tweet of Kimes’ announcement.
Kimes has been with ESPN since 2014 and has grown into a major presence on the network
She first wrote features for the company’s now-defunct magazine before moving more to podcasts and major ESPN TV shows.
She now serves as an analyst on “NFL Live” and is a regular contributor on “Around the Horn.”
She landed at ESPN in part thanks to a Tumblr post about the connection football provided her with her dad.
Kimes married her husband, music producer Nick Sylvester, in 2015.
They have a dog together named Lenny.
With Nick Sylvester and Nina being grown-ups, this baby is no accident but duly planned, and I hope they will give him, her, or them the best life he deserves.
At the espys, brought a date 💕 pic.twitter.com/QjlviS27EO
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) July 12, 2023