Pat McAfee and his wife, Samantha, have welcomed their second child, a baby boy named Midas Robert McAfee, born on May 22 via emergency C-section following a high-risk pregnancy complicated by severe preeclampsia.
McAfee shared the news on social media.
“Please help Samantha, 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 at 10:42PM as a 6lb 6oz screaming young legend. 10 Toes, 10 Fingers, full head of hair.”
Midas was born at 36 weeks and initially was able to join his parents in their room, but was later sent to the NICU to help his lungs develop further.
“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, 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.”
McAfee described bouncing between Samantha’s recovery room and the NICU while staying positive.
“As mom was recovering like a badass from the mind boggling C-Section surgery, little dude was down the hall. They put a CPAP on our guy, a feeding tube, and put him in a heated pod with a heating lamp to help him develop a bit more. There wasn’t much I could do other than bring positive vibes as I bounced back and forth between the 2.”
Midas spent roughly 36 hours in the NICU before being released back to their room. McAfee explained the meaning behind the name, tracing it back to his freshman year of high school.
“The name ‘Midas’ has been the name I’d hoped to name my baby boy since my Freshman year of high school when Mrs. Nonnenberg taught me about Greek Mythology. Like most, when you come from not a lot, the thought of everything you touch becoming gold was certainly an immediate draw for me but in this world that we live in, gold can only come from working your ass off, getting lucky, and having great folks around you.”
The middle name Robert honors Samantha’s late father.
“‘Robert’ is a tribute to Samantha’s dad and best friend. A man that we lost way too soon a couple of years back and will now live on forever thru Mighty Midas.”
Samantha had revealed in November 2025 that she and Pat were expecting a boy after an emotional IVF journey. The family is hoping to return home soon so their three-year-old daughter, Mackenzie, can meet her baby brother.