Michael King and wife Sheila welcome baby girl Grace with adorable message in latest post

Veteran San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King and Sheila became parents for the first time after the couple welcomed a daughter this week. The former New York Yankees pitcher made the announcement on Monday.

King shared a heartwarming picture of her newborn in an Instagram post on Monday. In the picture, the Padres hurler was seen holding his daughter's hand with an adorable message:

"Couldn't love you more, Gracie girl!"

Micahel's sister Olivia, who became an aunt, shared her excitement by commenting:

"My best friend."

King's former Yankees teammate Josh Donadlson's wife Briana also commented on the lost to congratulate the first-time parents.

"Congraulations beauty!! Welcome to the world sweet girl!!" Briana wrote in the comments.

Michael King and Sheila announced they were expecting their first child in an Instagram post in March.

Michael King and Sheila reportedly met during their time at Boston College together and reportedly started dating after the Rochester native signed for the New York Yankees. They tied the knot in December 2023. Sheila is co-founder and president of the King of the Hill Foundation.

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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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