Pat McAfee has revealed a new addition to the family. He has announced that he and his wife, Samantha, have welcomed a baby boy after an emergency C-section.
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McAfee announced the news on Memorial Day (May 25) as only he can. He provided extensive details about the birth and the backstory behind the name Midas Robert. He also referenced Top Gun: Maverick.
"Please help (Samantha), Mackenzie, and I welcome Midas Robert McAfee to our family," he wrote on X. "Due to Samantha having a high risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, the decision was made to have an emergency C-Section on Friday night. Baby boy officially entered the world on May 22nd at 10:42PM as a 6lb 6oz screaming young legend... 10 Toes, 10 Fingers, full head of hair.
"Literally in his first moments of life, Midas was working... He was able to get his O2 Levels high enough to be able to come hang with us in our room and because of that we got to do all of the immediate magical newborn moments.. Skin to skin, 10,000 kisses, tons of love, all of that..
"Inevitably, since he came into the world at 36 Weeks (40 is full term), he had to develop his lungs a little bit more, get some fluid out of him, and adjust a bit to life outside of Sam's stomach.. So, he was sent to the NICU to help the transition from the womb to the world."
McAfee said that Midas Robert spent approximately 36 hours in the NICU. He remained hooked up to a CPAP and a feeding tube before being released back to his parents' room. From that point on, the family remained together while waiting to go home from the hospital.
Midas Robert is the second addition to the family. McAfee and Samantha previously welcomed daughter Mackenzie Lynn on May 4, 2023. She also entered the world earlier than expected, but only by two weeks.
"We're looking to get back home to our 3 year old baby girl today or tomorrow," McAfee wrote from the hospital after welcoming his and Samantha's second child together.
"We can't wait for her to meet her baby brother.. Her grandparents have been doing a PHENOMENAL job of keeping her informed and also distracted while we've been living in this hospital.. we are VERY THANKFUL for them."
Please help @MrsMcAfeeShow, Mackenzie, and I welcome Midas Robert McAfee to our family.. Due to Samantha having a high risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, the decision was made to have an emergency C-Section on Friday night. Baby boy officially entered the world on May 22nd… pic.twitter.com/tcBizHDyid
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 25, 2026
