NEW YORK -- Daniel Murphy is proud he put fatherhood ahead of baseball, and New York Mets manager Terry Collins thinks criticism his second baseman received for
taking paternity leave this week was unfair.
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the birth of son Noah. He called staying in Florida an extra day "the right
decision to make" following wife Victorias cesarean section and said "we felt
the best thing for our family was for me to stay." He learned Sunday that his
wifes water broke, then travelled to Florida and missed Mondays 9-7 opening loss
to Washington and Wednesday nights 5-1 defeat. He said his son was born at 12:02
p.m. Monday. Major league rules allow up to three days of paternity leave, and
WFAN broadcaster Mike Francesa said on the air Wednesday that Murphy should not
have skipped the second game. "One day I understand. And in the old days they
didnt do that," Francesa said. "But one day, go see the baby be born and come
back. Youre a Major League Baseball player. You can hire a nurse to take care of
the baby if your wife needs help." A day later, Collins bristled after learning
of the comments. "If youre accusing Dan Murphy of not wanting to play -- this
guy played 161 games last year, wore himself out, played through all sorts of
discomfort," he said. "You know, the man had his first child. Hes allowed to be
there. The rules state that he can be there, so he went. Theres nothing against
it. Theres nothing wrong with it. You know, he missed two games. Its not like
hes missed 10. You know, when you start attacking Dan Murphys credibility, you
need to look in the mirror a little bit." Murphy said he received text messages
about the criticism. He was applauded before his first at-bat, singled and
scored the Mets first run against the Nationals. He said his son was named after
the Biblical character Noah, not for Mets teammate Noah Syndergaard. "People are
going to say you named him after the monstrosity that throws like 1,000 miles an
hour," Murphy said. "We didnt. Noah came from Noahs Ark. Peace and rest is what
it means." Baby Noah kept his parents awake at 3 a.m. Wednesday. "We had our
first panic session. It was dark. She tried to change a diaper, couldnt do it. I
came in," he said. "It was just the three of us, 3 oclock in the morning, all
freaking out. He was the only one screaming. I wanted to." NOTES: Murphy took
the roster spot of OF Chris Young, who was put on the 15-day disabled list
because of tightness in his right quadriceps.
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-- Forward Stephan El Shaarawy will miss AC Milans Champions League game against
Ajax after getting injured again in training. El Shaarawy had been included in
Milans squad for the match but shortly after announcing the 20-man list on
Monday, the club said the striker has a "microfracture of the fourth metatarsal
in his left foot" and would not travel to Amsterdam. The 20-year-old El Shaarawy
has been sidelined for nearly a month with a muscle injury and Tuesdays match
was set to be his first appearance since Sept. 1. The Italy interrnational
expressed his disappointment on Twitter, saying "I dont believe it!" Milan has
not announced how long El Shaarawy is expected to be out, but coach Massimiliano
Allegri later said he expects the forward to be sidelined for around "20-30
days.
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already guaranteed a spot in next years tournament.
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