Andrew Joseph For The Win Bryce Harper has a new team in a new city, and now, his family is expecting an addition. Harper's wife, Kayla, took to social media on Monday to announce that the couple is expecting their first child. She shared a photo of her and Bryce posing in Philadelphia with a "Baby Harper" denim jacket. The baby boy is due in August. Harper, who signed a 13-year, $330 million contract as a free agent, made his Phillies debut on Thursday. He hit home runs at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday and Sunday, as his team swept the Atlanta Braves to start the new season Bryce and Kayla were married in 2016 in San Diego. (They have a dog named Wrigley in case you were wondering who was going to be pissed) The Phillies were also quick to wish congratulations to their new superstar couple. On Tuesday, Harper and the Phillies make their first trip of the season to Washington to play his former team.<doc-sep>Bryce Harper has a new team in a new city, and now, his family is expecting an addition. Harper’s wife, Kayla, took to social media on Monday to announce that the couple is expecting their first child. She shared a photo of her and Bryce posing in Philadelphia with a “Baby Harper” denim jacket. The baby boy is due in August. Wrigley’s gonna be pissed… Baby Harper making HIS debut Aug. 2019 💙👶🏼 pic.twitter.com/Kp2FhmXNsg — Kayla Harper (@kayyharper8) April 1, 2019 Bryce and Kayla were married in 2016 in San Diego. They have a dog named Wrigley (in case you were wondering who was going to be pissed). The Phillies were quick to wish congratulations to their new superstar couple. Congrats to them both.<doc-sep>The Telegraph Two of the surprise packages of this clay-court season have been British – initially Dan Evans, who made a deep run in Monte Carlo, and more lately Cameron Norrie, who played his second final in three weeks on Sunday. Unfortunately, Norrie wasn’t able to land a maiden ATP title in Lyon. But then he was up against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has been the dominant force of 2021 outside the slams, and now stands at No 1 in the table of most rankings points gained since January 1. Nevertheless, it had been a hugely creditable effort for Norrie to go this far, especially when you consider that he took out top seed Dominic Thiem on Thursday, and then trounced big-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov in Saturday’s semi-final, losing only two games in the process. Norrie has come to clay late in his career, but it feels like this is developing into his favourite surface. He has one of the heaviest left-handed forehands in the game, loaded with top-spin, and uses it like a miniature version of Rafael Nadal. The result has been a tally of 14 wins and only four losses since he began his European clay-court swing in Barcelona. So while the French Open, which starts next Sunday, has traditionally been a graveyard of British hopes, there are reasons to hope that this year’s event could deliver some more positive results. Norrie’s previous final in Estoril had been a nervewracking affair which he eventually lost on a deciding-set tie-break to the more experienced Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Sunday was more straightforward for Tsitsipas, who needed only 69 minutes to hammer home a 6-3, 6-3 victory. It was Tsitsipas’ second title of the clay-court sequence, after he won Monte Carlo in mid-April, taking out Evans in the semi-final along the way. He has become a serious contender to upset the establishment – specifically Nadal and Novak Djokovic – at Roland Garros over the next few weeks. “I felt in good shape from the beginning of the tournament,” said Tsitsipas afterwards. “I am proud of today’s match, I knew it would be a difficult one against Cameron, who has been showing great tennis this week. He has been winning against good players and showing what the left hand can do on clay. “It was not an easy match today. I had to handle the nerves and I am proud of my performance and the way I stayed focused towards my goal.” On this year’s results, meanwhile, both Evans and Norrie stand among the world’s 20 most successful men. Evans is at No 16 and Norrie No 14. The next challenge for them both is to convert that ATP Tour form into a deep run at a major.<doc-sep>Lynne Sladky/Associated Press Kayla Harper announced on Twitter Monday that she and Bryce Harper are expecting their first child in August: There was also a note about the Philadelphia Phillies star's dog, named Wrigley. The Harpers have been married since December 2016, and the couple is now starting a new life together in Philadelphia. Bryce Harper spent the first seven years of his career with the Washington Nationals before signing a 13-year, $330 million contract with the Phillies this offseason. Being in the same location for more than a decade and gaining plenty of long-term financial security should certainly help with the new addition to the family.<doc-sep>
Dad-to-be Bryce Harper's new $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies comes after almost seven years spent with the Washington Nationals Home Run! Baby Boy on the Way for Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper and Wife Kayla Bryce Harper just hit a life-achievement home run — he’s going to be a dad! The newly signed Philadelphia Phillies right fielder, 26, and his wife Kayla are expecting their first child, a baby boy, they both announced Monday in coordinating Instagram posts featuring photographs shot by Lindsey Boluyt. “Philly raised little man will be! 💯👶🏼 #BabyHarper,” Harper captioned his photo set, showing the spouses posing with a pint-sized jacked that read “BABY HARPER” on the back alongside his jersey number, 3, and a second snapshot of a tiny Phillies jacket next to the baby’s ultrasound photo. Kayla, 26, shared the same couple photograph and ultrasound image, plus a close-up of the denim jacket she and her husband are holding in the first shot. bryce-harper-baby-3 Bryce Harper and wife Kayla | Credit: Lindsey Boluyt Photography, @lindseyboluyt “Wrigley’s gonna be pissed … Baby Harper making HIS debut Aug. 2019 💙👶🏼 #littleman,” she wrote. Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Parents newsletter. bryce-harper-baby-2 Bryce Harper’s baby announcement bryce-harper-baby-1 Kayla Harper’s baby announcement Harper and Kayla, who have been together since high school, tied the knot on a rainy day in December 2016. “A year ago today I married my high school sweetheart in the pouring rain ✨,” the athlete captioned a snapshot of the couple laughing in their wedding-day clothes, which were soaking wet, on Dec. 16, 2017. “I love you more and more each day I get to be with you❤️ #thesequel #121616” This past December, Kayla shared a photo of the pair from the back during their nuptials, writing, “I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of reminiscing about this magical day with you for the rest of my life. Happy Anniversary my love! 💍🤵🏼I love you #thesequel” RELATED VIDEO: Derek and Hannah Davis Jeter Welcome Daughter Bella Raine Last month, Harper signed a $330 million contract with the Phillies that spans 13 years, according to MLB.com. The dad-to-be’s new deal comes after almost seven years spent with the Washington Nationals. “Diggin’ number THREE’s new look 😍🔥,” Kayla wrote on Instagram over the weekend, posting a smattering of images of the couple at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park, where the team plays.