A star baseball player is about to welcome a tiny rookie with his singer wife.

Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor missed Monday’s workout at Comerica Park in Detroit. When asked about it, manager Dan Wilson told Seattle paper The Spokesman Review that Naylor is out “due to personal reasons.”

According to the outlet, this absence was expected. The baseball player’s wife, singer Chantel Collado, is pregnant with their first child and was due on Friday. Naylor reportedly planned to fly to Arizona as soon as his wife went into labor.

Wilson declined to share details about Naylor’s situation, stating, “We’ll know more tomorrow.”

MLB’s postseason paternity leave policy mirrors that of the regular season. If Naylor takes paternity leave, he can be on the list for up to three days. The Mariner

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