Justin Verlander gives pitching lesson before All Star Game
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Kate Upton is making a rare red carpet appearance with her husband, baseball star Justin Verlander, and their two young kids.
The model and actress appeared with the Detroit Tigers pitcher alongside daughter Genevieve, 7, and 1-year-old son Bellamy Brooks, at the 2026 MLB All-Star Red Carpet Show in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 14, in Verlander’s last appearance as a player in the pre-All-Star Game event.
Upton, 34, wore a white, single off-the-shoulder minidress with a cowl neck and asymmetrical hemline. Verlander wore a periwinkle suit while holding baby Bellamy, in a white shirt and brown shoes. Genevieve coordinated with mom in a white dress and a matching headband.
The couple married in Tuscany, Italy, in 2017, days after Verlander won his first of two World Series Championships. The model gave birth to Genevieve in November 2018 and Bellamy Brooks in June 2025.
The red carpet appearances come as Verlander, apparently the oldest athlete in North American team sports at 43, recently announced his retirement at the end of the 2026 baseball season after 21 seasons. In his July 8 announcement, he thanked Upton for “standing beside me through every season, every [MLB] rehab, and every high and low.”
Meanwhile, his Sports Illustrated cover star wife has largely taken a step back from the spotlight, aside from a brief stint hosting Hulu fashion competition series “Dress My Tour” in 2024. Her last film appearances were in the 2024 Johnny Knoxville baseball comedy “Sweet Dreams” and the 2017 road trip comedy “The Layover.”
During an appearance on “Today with Hoda & Jenna” in 2020, Upton – then a mother of one – said that motherhood “changed everything” for her.
“Everything I do is for her, wanting to make the world better for her, wanting to be better for her, wanting to be with her more,” she said.
Contributing: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
