Nationals Pitcher Daniel Hudson Slammed for Absence During Playoffs to Attend Daughter’s Birth

Nationals Pitcher Daniel Hudson Slammed for Absence During Playoffs to Attend Daughter’s Birth
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MLB pitcher Daniel Hudson found himself in the middle of a heated debate about paternity leave after skipping Game 1 of the National League Championship Series to be present for his daughter’s birth.

The Washington Nationals star, 32, was in a maternity ward in Scottsdale, Arizona, when his team beat the St. Louis Cardinals on Oct. 11, 2019. Hudson’s wife, Sara, had just given birth to the couple’s third daughter, Millie Lou.