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SI Swimsuit gave Justin Verlander a proper retirement send off with look back at Kate Upton cover shoot

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Joseph, S. (2026, September 29). SI Swimsuit gave Justin Verlander a proper retirement send off with look back at Kate Upton cover shoot. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/si-swimsuit-gave-justin-verlander-proper-retirement-send-off-look-back-kate-upton-cover-shoot

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Fox News · collected 2026-09-29 · by Sean Joseph

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit commemorated Justin Verlander's final baseball game with a post on Instagram that revisits the cover shoot featuring his wife, model Kate Upton, from 2024. The article notes that while Verlander made his last start for the Tigers on Saturday, his retirement was also significant due to Upton retiring after years of supporting him throughout his career. The piece highlights their shared achievements and concludes by emphasizing how well they complement each other both personally and professionally as he retires at 43 with numerous accolades and she remains active in her own successful career.
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📰 Justin Verlander Retirement Tribute
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Topics

@kateupton Major League Baseball Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Tigers Verlanders

Subjects

Justin Verlander PERSON · 3× Kate Upton PERSON · 2× Verlander PERSON · 2× @kateupton ORG · 1× Eduardo Valencia PERSON · 1× Genevieve PERSON · 1× Major League Baseball ORG · 1× Sports Illustrated Swimsuit ORG · 1× Tigers ORG · 1× Verlanders ORG · 1×

Narrative

Sure, Verlander was making his final start, but his wife Kate Upton was also retiring after more than a decade of memorable moments in Major League Baseball as a girlfriend and wife of a future Hall of Famer.
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SI Swimsuit gave Justin Verlander a proper retirement send off with look back at Kate Upton cover shoot · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

Justin Verlander took the mound for the last time on Saturday and gave up two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings of work while striking out six. asserted
Verlander → take → six
He was lifted from the game by his daughter Genevieve in a spectacle that, if I'm being honest, seemed to be a bit much. asserted
I → lift → spectacle
There were tears, if you're into that sort of thing, and he walked off the mound into retirement. asserted
he → be → retirement
The Tigers rallied in the 9th and ended up winning the game in walk-off fashion on a two-run home run off the bat of Eduardo Valencia. asserted
Tigers → rally → Valencia
The win erased what would have been one more loss on Verlander's record. asserted
what → erase → record
Even with the longer than normal mound visit, in a day and age with a focus on pace of play, and an unauthorized person on the field participating in it, it felt as if something was missing. asserted
something → participate → it
Sure, Verlander was making his final start, but his wife Kate Upton was also retiring after more than a decade of memorable moments in Major League Baseball as a girlfriend and wife of a future Hall of Famer. asserted
wife → make → Famer
On Tuesday, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit stepped up and gave the Verlanders a proper send-off with a look back at the model's 2024 cover shoot. asserted
Swimsuit → step → shoot
"In honor of Justin Verlander retiring this past weekend, a look back at @kateupton ’s 2024 cover shoot💙🧡," SI Swimsuit wrote on Instagram. asserted
Swimsuit → retire → Instagram
Now we can respectfully call it a career for Justin Verlander. asserted
we → call → Verlander
You can't tell the entire story of how great he was without mentioning his bikini model wife. asserted
he → tell → wife
That's now been done. asserted
That → do → ?
He now rides off into the sunset at 43 with World Series rings, Cy Young awards, a ton in career earnings and a 34-year-old Kate Upton, who still has her fastball. asserted
who → rid → fastball
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