‘Our biggest blessing’ Braves third baseman Austin Riley, wife Anna welcome baby boy

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Austin Riley will be trading in his Gold Glove for diapers.

The Atlanta Braves third baseman and his wife Anna welcomed a baby boy this week. The couple shared a photo of Eason Michael Riley on Instagram.

“♡April 20, 2022 at 7:35 AM we welcomed our biggest blessing into this world and we are so in love! I can not believe he’s really ours and we get to love him forever!” Anna wrote.

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Austin Riley flew home Tuesday night after the Braves’ win over the Dodgers to be with Anna for the birth of their son. Eason is the first child for the couple, who have been married since 2018.

The Braves took Riley off the paternity list Friday morning. Riley will be back in the Braves lineup Friday night against the Miami Marlins.

Riley isn’t the only Braves player who has welcomed a new baby. Catcher Travis d’Arnaud and his wife also welcomed their second child in August. Luke Jackson and his wife Corinne welcomed their first son in September.

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