There’s a new Harper in town: Bryce, Kayla welcome baby boy

Bryce Harper is a father!

The Philadelphia Phillies right fielder and his wife, Kayla, welcomed Krew Aron Harper into the world on Thursday.

The couple made the announcement Monday, posting the same photo on both their Instagram feeds: “Krew Aron Harper, 8.22.19, 7 lbs. 9 ounces, 19 inches.”

Harper homered with two outs in the eighth in his first game back from paternity leave on Monday night, helping boost the Phillies to a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

“Everybody just said, ‘Congratulations,’” Harper told MLB.com after Monday’s game.

“It’s pretty cool to be able to have a team that texts me the day of (the birth) and things like that. Texting them pictures and the name and weight and all that kind of stuff — just having them reach out to me and my wife, to be a part of an organization like that, it’s pretty awesome.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.