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The Briscoe family has welcomed a new child into the world.  Mark Briscoe announced the birth of Matthew Jamin Pugh on Wednesday. The newborn's middle name is a tribute to Mark's late brother Jay Briscoe, real name Jamin Pugh, who passed away in a car accident on January 17, 2023.  Briscoe and his wife now have eight children together.  Briscoe confirmed in an interview with Sports Illustrated last November that he and his wife were expecting another child. He noted that they almost have a full baseball team of kids now.  “That’s right, we have baby number eight on the way,” Briscoe said. “It’s almost a whole baseball team.” It's the fifth boy the couple has welcomed into the world after their first three children were all girls.  “For the first seven, it was like a World Series that went down to Game 7,” said Briscoe. “It went girl, girl, girl, and I thought it was going to be a four-game sweep. Then we had boy, boy, boy. So it came down to a Game 7, and it was a boy. The boys took it. My wife is amazing. W

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Details emerge on Francisco Lindor's alleged incident with Mets teammate
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Packers announce head-turning roster move one day after 2025 Lions sweep

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