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Chipper Jones, wife welcome baby boy

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 29: Chipper Jones has a laugh at Clark Sports Center prior to his speech during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 29, 2018 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

ATLANTA — Legendary Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones announced the birth of his son.

Jones, 46,  tweeted early Thursday morning that his son Cooper was born 10 days late.

Jones’ wife and the baby are doing well, he added.

It has been a memorable week for Jones, after his induction into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, last weekend.

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