He was entitled to take time off, per his contract.
I agree, but not by his personal contract, by the union collective contract which the leftist Selig and his administration signed with the leftist players association.
It's the PC leftists who run major league baseball who are the problem and who stupidly allowed that into the collective bargaining agreement.
I'm sure that if most time baseball owners or managers or even players were in control of the game only a generation ago could have there way, there would be no paid "paternity leave."
Why are these players so dumb or uncaring that they can't even engage in planning births for the off season?
Exactly so