Odrisamer Despaigne isn’t flying with the Marlins to Atlanta on Wednesday night.
The trip will take the team and their families out of the path of Hurricane Irma as it continues to bear down on south Florida.
Despaigne can’t leave yet though.
His wife is due to give birth to their first child by Thursday morning.
"She can’t travel right now," Despaigne said Wednesday with a smile.
Despaigne, the Marlins’ 30-year-old Cuban right-hander, tossed a gem on Tuesday against the Nationals and isn’t due to pitch again until Sunday in Atlanta.
The Marlins are allowing their players, coaches and staff to bring family members and even pets on the trip with the storm expected to impact South Florida by this weekend.