Could he be a budding Red Sox fan? Jack Matthew Lauer, 9, grips a glove and listens closely as Matt Lauer explains the finer points of the game as the Red Sox and Rays faced off at Fenway Park on Tuesday in Boston. The Today show anchor and wife Annette Roque are also parents to daughter Romy, 6½, and son Thijs, 3½.
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Olivia on
Sox fan?? Hardly!! Anyone who watches the Today Show knows the playful banter Matt (the Yankees fan) and Meredith (the Sox fan) have, especially when one plays the other! Looks like a good dad and true baseball fan is just showing his son a great time in an historic park… So sweet! Jack looks just like his papa. Love Matt Lauer!!
Shar on
Boy does Jack ever look like his dad. It is always great to see celebrity dads spending time with their kids.
Luna on
How do you pronounce Thijs? I have no idea how to even attempt to pronounce it. Cute kid though.
glee fan 8 on
wow, does he look like his father! i know i thought that matt lauer and his family were Yankees fans.
Malou on
Here in the Netherlands many many kids’ names are Thijs.
Thijs is here like James and Alex in America.
I don’t really like the name, though.
They use Romy here often, too.
love the kid, he’s beautiful
Electra on
Its said to be pronounced ‘Tice’
Kirsha on
Thijs is pronounced “Tice”. It is to honor his mom hertitage.
lizzielui on
Thijs is pronounced “Tice.” It is a common Dutch name for boys. Matt’s wife is Dutch.
KristinS on
Wow, they look a great deal alike. Would love to see a photo with all 3 kids sometime.
Luna, Matt has spoken about their youngest son on the Today Show & the Lauers’ pronounce Thijs as “Tice”. Think “mice” with a T. 
Kinsey Hicks on
@Luna I think it’s pronounced like “Tice”, but I’m not 100% sure. It’s the Dutch form of Matthew
Luna on
Thanks. I didn’t have even an inkling of how to say that. I actually like that name and it’s meaning (honoring Mom’s heritage).
Niko on
Wow, the spitting image of his dad indeed!. Cute kid.
what of it? on
Thijs is the short version of Matthijs, which is the Dutch form of Matthew. Like others have said, it’s pronounced “tyce” (the ij combo in Dutch is most similar to a y sound).
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