Phelps announces birth of second son

Michael Phelps and his wife, Nicole, have a new baby boy. It’s only right that he was born during the Olympics. The couple on Tuesday night announced the birth Monday of Beckett Richard Phelps. “Magical moments yesterday,” the 23-time Olympic gold-medal champion wrote on Instagram. “Nicole and I would like to introduce Beckett Richard Phelps to the world! We had a healthy baby boy and a healthy mama. I truly do feel like the happiest man in the world. Being able to build our family to now 4 (6 with doggies) is so incredible!” Boomer Phelps, the Phelpses’ first child, was born May 5, 2016, and already has nearly 800,000 Instagram followers.