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Justin Verlander reveals reaction to infamous Kate Upton ‘f–k’ tweet

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McCarron, G. (2026, September 23). Justin Verlander reveals reaction to infamous Kate Upton ‘f–k’ tweet. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/23/sports/justin-verlander-reveals-reaction-to-infamous-kate-upton-f-k-tweet/

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Justin Verlander recently discussed on Mookie Betts’ podcast how his fiancée Kate Upton reacted when he lost the 2016 AL Cy Young award by five points to Rick Porcello. Upton fired off several tweets criticizing MLB and the voters, including one that began with an expletive directed at Verlander himself. Verlander recalled trying to stop her from sending more aggressive messages during their public appearances afterward. The close margin made it the second-closest Cy Young race since multiple pitchers could be listed on ballots starting in 1970.

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In a recent episode of Mookie Betts' podcast "On Base with Mookie Betts," Justin Verlander shared his reaction to an infamous tweet by his fiancée, Kate Upton, from 2016. After narrowly losing the American League Cy Young Award to Rick Porcello by just five points, Upton tweeted, "*Hey @MLB I thought I was the only person allowed to f–k @JustinVerlander ?! What 2 writers didn’t have him on their ballot?*". Verlander recalled that after his interview with MLB Network announcing the finalists, he went downstairs to find Upton ready to post several angry tweets. He said she had another one preloaded and asked her to stop. At the time, Verlander was playing for the Detroit Tigers, while Porcello was also a Tiger at the time of the award win but is now with other teams.

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Justin Verlander and Kate Upton have been an iconic celebrity couple for years, and one of their funniest moments came after Verlander narrowly lost the 2016 AL Cy Young race. asserted

Verlander → come → race

Nearly 10 years later, Upton’s reaction to her then-fiancée’s loss remains memorable. asserted

reaction → remain → loss

“Hey @MLB I thought I was the only person allowed to f–k @JustinVerlander ?! asserted

I → think → ?

What 2 writers didn’t have him on their ballot?” Upton wrote after Verlander lost to Rick Porcello by five points. asserted

Verlander → have → points

Dodgers star Mookie Betts hosted Verlander on his podcast recenlty as the star pitcher heads toward retirement at the end of the season, and asked about Verlander’s reaction to Upton’s NSFW tweet. asserted

pitcher → host → tweet

“I was doing MLB Network, they had the three finalists on the air, and as soon as it came out, she was firing,” Verlander said on the “On Base with Mookie Betts” podcast. asserted

Verlander → do → podcast

“And so we finished the interview and I go down, and she’s like, ‘You’re not going to like it.’ asserted

You → finish → it

And sure enough, she had fired off a bunch of stuff, and she had another one preloaded, ready to go. asserted

one → fire → stuff

“And I’m like, ‘Kate, stop!’” he added. asserted

he → ’m → ?

Porcello beat Verlander — then with the Tigers and now also finishing his career with Detroit — for his first and only career Cy Young award 137-132. asserted

Porcello → beat → award

The five-point difference was the second-closest of any election since voters could add multiple pitchers to a ballot beginning in 1970. uncertain

voters → add → 1970

Verlander was not listed on two ballots, but received more first-place votes than Porcello. asserted

Verlander → list → Porcello

As Verlander noted, Upton’s rant didn’t stop with the first tweet. asserted

rant → note → tweet

“He had the majority of 1st place votes and 2 writers didn’t have him on their ballots?!! asserted

writers → have → ballots

Can you pick more out of touch people to vote? asserted

you → pick → people

@MLB,” read the next tweet. asserted

tweet → read → ?

“Sorry Rick but you didn’t get any 1st place votes? asserted

you → get → votes

You didn’t win. asserted

You → win → ?

,” she continued. asserted

she → continue → ?

Verlander is set to make the final start of his career Saturday at home vs. Pittsburgh. asserted

Verlander → set → Pittsburgh

Justin Verlander reveals reaction to infamous Kate Upton ‘f–k’ tweet

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