(WXYZ) -- Tigers catcher James McCann announced Thursday the birth of he and wife Jessica's twin baby boys.
The boys, named Christian Thomas McCann and Kane Timothy McCann, were born on Wednesday.
Yesterday 12.6.16 @JessMcCann34 & I welcomed Christian Thomas McCann and Kane Timothy McCann into this world. We’re so blessed and God is so good. Jessica’s recovering well and boys are doing well in the NICU where they’ll continue to grow & develop for the next several weeks.... pic.twitter.com/etVpaMOzyA
— James McCann (@JamesMcCann34) December 8, 2017
...@JessMcCann34 and I are so excited and so grateful for our growing family. We ask for continued thoughts and prayers as these two boys continue to develop and move closer to the day we get to take them home! Praise The Lord!
— James McCann (@JamesMcCann34) December 8, 2017
The couple's initial pregnancy announcement in August indicated the twins would be arriving in February.
The Tigers expressed their excitement on Twitter Thursday night.
Congrats James and Jessica! https://t.co/Uea30ys7hs
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) December 8, 2017
