"Brothers, the best gift" - MLB wives swoon as Blake Snell and Haeley announce arrival of their second child

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Blake Snell became a father for the second time after his wife Haeley gave birth to their second child earlier this month. The duo announced the arrival of their second child in a social media post on Saturday.

After making his first start since returning from the Paternity list on Friday, Blake Snell's wife Haeley shared a picture of the newborn in an Instagram post on Saturday.

Snell and Haeley held onto their child in the picture, with the caption reading:

"Welcome to the world, our little love."

Snell commented on the post, sharing the name of their second child:

"Noah heart 💙"

The post drew heartwarming reactions from several MLB players' wives in the comments.

Former All-Star pitcher Dallas Keuchel's wife Kelly wrote:

"Brothers 🥹 the best gift 💙 💙"

New York Yankees ace Carlos Rodon's wife Ashley wrote:

"Congratulations 🥹🥹🥹."

Snell's Dodgers teammate Will Smith's wife Cara Martinelli wrote:

"Perfection."

Another Dodgers teammate Tommy Edman's wife Kristen wrote:

"Welcome to the world little man 💙"

Apart from the wives of MLB players, Sacramento Kings' All-Star shooting guard Zach LaVine's wife, Hunter, also dropped in the comments with a funny wordplay on the baby's name.

"Need an ark, I Noah a guy," Hunter commented.

Blake Snell and Haeley welcomed their first child, Kaedyn, last year, before the All-Star pitcher signed for the Dodgers.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged Blake Snell needs more time after birth of second child

Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell returned to action this week and looked rusty against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Despite striking out eight hitters, Snell allowed three earned runs on four hits in 5.1 innings. His fastball velocity also dipped below his season average on Friday, raising concerns of a potential injury.

However, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Snell just needs more time to get back into his groove.

"Yeah, Blake is fine,” Roberts said. “It’s been a weird week for him just having the baby and kind of trying to re-adjust, and the throwing schedule, the sleep schedule, all that stuff. So I think today, he just didn’t have a whole lot in the tank tonight.”

With the race for the division intensified in the NL West after the Dodgers' consecutive defeats have their lead narrowing to just 1.0 game over the San Diego Padres, they would hope Snell rediscovers his groove soon.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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