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Kate Upton ‘never watching baseball again’ after husband Justin Verlander’s retirement

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Reilly, B. (2026, October 1). Kate Upton ‘never watching baseball again’ after husband Justin Verlander’s retirement. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/sports/kate-upton-never-watching-baseball-again-after-justin-verlanders-retirement/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-01 · by Bridget Reilly

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On Wednesday’s “Today” show, Kate Upton revealed she will stop watching baseball after her husband Justin Verlander retired from his 21-year Major League Baseball career following a final game on Saturday. During the interview, Upton expressed emotional joy and said she was excited to move forward without baseball, while celebrating with their family at Comerica Park where Verlander made history as he left the field for the last time, holding hands with his daughter Genevieve.
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Kate Upton recently announced on the "Today" show that she will never watch another baseball game again, just days after her husband Justin Verlander retired from his 21-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career. Verlander, who is 43 years old, made his final start for the Detroit Tigers against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday in a 4-3 win at Comerica Park. Before his last pitch, Verlander caught a strike thrown by his 7-year-old daughter Genevieve, an adorable moment that garnered attention. Despite Upton's declaration, she admitted to feeling tears of joy about her husband's retirement.

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Before his last start, the three-time Cy Young winner and two-time World Series champion also caught the first pitch thrown by his 7-year-old daughter, Genevieve, who threw a strike and then gave her dad a big hug in what was adorable moment.
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🔮 She will be giving up America’s pastime and admitted as much while on the “Today” show on Wednesday just days after husband Justin Verlander retired from his 21-year MLB career.

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Kate Upton has seen enough. asserted
Upton → see → enough
She will be giving up America’s pastime and admitted as much while on the “Today” show on Wednesday just days after husband Justin Verlander retired from his 21-year MLB career. asserted
Verlander → give → career
“I’m so excited. asserted
I → ’m → ?
I’m never watching another baseball game again,” the 34-year-old model admitted while sitting next to Verlander when asked about her feelings about his retirement by co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. asserted
model → watch → Guthrie
“It was tears of joy for me,” Upton added as laughs filled the room. asserted
laughs → add → room
Verlander, 43, was honored at Comerica Park on Friday night before taking the mound for the last time on Saturday against the Pirates in what was a 4-3 win for Detroit. asserted
what → honor → Detroit
Before his last start, the three-time Cy Young winner and two-time World Series champion also caught the first pitch thrown by his 7-year-old daughter, Genevieve, who threw a strike and then gave her dad a big hug in what was adorable moment. asserted
what → catch → hug
We’ve been practicing,” Verlander told reporters before the game. asserted
Verlander → practice → game
“She’s all pumped up about it. asserted
She → ’ → it
We actually came out here to the field and practiced off the mound one day. asserted
We → come → mound
I asked her, ‘Where do you want to go? asserted
you → ask → her
You want to go to the mound? asserted
You → want → mound
And she’s like, ‘The mound.’ asserted
she → ’ → mound
I’m like, that’s my girl. asserted
that → ’m → ?
Another emotional moment came when Verlander was pulled in the top of the sixth inning. asserted
Verlander → come → inning
He began to shake with tears as Genevieve, who was wearing her dad’s Tiger jersey, sprinted out to give him a hug following his last MLB pitch. asserted
who → begin → pitch
Verlander gave his daughter the ball and said goodbye to his teammates before walking off the diamond to a standing ovation while holding Genevieve’s hand. asserted
Verlander → give → hand
Upton, dressed in an orange sweater and Tigers hat, was watching with their 1-year-old son, Bellamy. asserted
Upton → dress → son
The family of four hugged before leaving through the team’s dugout. asserted
family → hug → dugout
Verlander gave up five hits and two runs with six strikeouts. asserted
Verlander → give → strikeouts
He finished the season with a 7.00 ERA. asserted
He → finish → ERA
His 266 career wins rank 36th all-time — tied with Bob Feller and Eppa Rixey — while a total of 3,560 strikeouts are the eighth-most ever. asserted
total → rank → strikeouts
“There’s no script,” he said afterwards. asserted
he → ’ → ?
“I want to go as long as I can. asserted
I → want → ?
I skipped about a month’s worth of rehab to be able to do this, but I also don’t want to just go out there and throw 20 pitches. asserted
I → skip → pitches
I think everybody feels comfortable with 20 pitches, and then after that, we’re kind of in a who-knows zone.” asserted
who → think → zone
Verlander and Upton met while filming a commercial for “Major League Baseball 2K12” in 2013. asserted
Verlander → meet → 2013
The two became an official couple in 2014 and Upton posted a photo of her with the major leaguer at Fenway Park. asserted
Upton → become → Park
The two got engaged in 2016 and tied the knot in 2017 in Tuscany, Italy just days after Verlander won the World Series with the Astros. asserted
Verlander → get → Astros
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