Rasmussen Returns, Baby Home: Rays Pitcher's Journey

0:00It's April 18th. This is MLB News today, AI-powered stories shaping the season. Drew Rasmussen and his family finally caught a break after a tough 10 days. Their newborn daughter, Miller Drew, came home Thursday 9th and Rasmussen flew up to Pittsburgh Friday to rejoin the rays. He set to start Saturday afternoon against National League-Sai Young winner Paul Schienes at PNC Park. The drama started late April 7th with his wife Stevie went into labor during a doctor's visit. Rasmussen skipped his start against the Cubs that day, spent three days on the paternity list, then won on family medical emergency before returning. To pitch, manager Kevin Cash called Rasmussen's handling of it all super professional. Everyone's relieved the baby's home safe, and Cash is pumped to see him back in action, easing into a normal routine. Last Sunday, Rasmussen dominated the Yankees at Tropicana Field, six innings, just one head, seven strikeouts. It was his best outing this season, even without his usual prep.

1:01He was mentally drained from new dad life, but trusted his catcher and went pitch by. Pitch. Now with Miller joining Big Brother Rhett and Stevie at home, Rasmussen's fully committed moving forward. He's thrown bullpins, scouted the pirates, and says it's been a long week and a half, but everything's good right now.