Chipper Jones announces birth of son, Cooper

Chipper Jones is a dad again.

Hall of Fame Brave announced the arrival of his sixth son at 2 a.m. Thursday on Twitter.

Chipper and wife, Taylor Jones, had been preparing for the birth of their second son. His induction into baseball's Hall of Fame was a day before Cooper Jones' expected arrival.

Ten days late, Cooper is named in honor of Chipper Jones’ induction into Cooperstown.

The Jones married in June 2015. Their first child together was born in January 2017. Jones has four sons from previous relationships.

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