Twins put Matt Wallner on paternity list, call up Carson McCusker

Matt Wallner belted his 16th home run on Friday in the Twins’ victory over the Kansas City Royals at Target Field.

On Saturday morning, Wallner and his wife, Sydnie, had their first child, daughter Elliotte Bryn.

So he’ll get a couple of days off.

The Twins put Wallner on the paternity list and called up Carson McCusker from AAA St. Paul.

McCusker, 27, has 19 home runs and 61 RBI for the Saints in 87 games.

He had a cup of coffee with the Twins earlier this season, going 1-for-6 in five games.

In 74 games this season, Wallner is hitting .218 with 27 RBI and an .821 OPS.

“The first couple of days, it was different. Now it’s just like, ‘Let’s go!’ ” said Wallner, who got the TWins started with a 434-foot opposite-field home run.

“It’s as good a vibe as we’ve had all year. It’s been a lot of fun.”