Giants’ Ace Justin Verlander Welcomes Second Son with Kate Upton
Not that anyone’s counting, but Justin Verlander just leveled up to dad-of-two status. TMZ Sports confirmed that the San Francisco Giants’ ace and supermodel wife Kate Upton welcomed their son, Bellamy Brooks Verlander, on June 19. A rep for Upton spilled the news to TMZ, and as of Friday afternoon the Giants officially placed Verlander on paternity leave, per MLB protocol. According to People magazine, mom and baby are both healthy and settling in at home—no surprise considering the A-list parenting squad.
Bellamy Brooks Verlander is officially here, and yes, the name has that fresh “still trying to decide on the third name” energy. Sources say Upton, 31, and Verlander, 40, are basking in that newborn glow, even if it means late-night diaper runs and a steady supply of oat milk lattes. This marks their second child together; their daughter Genevieve Upton Verlander arrived in November 2018, a sweet moment that People noted as “KUTies rule the roost.”
If you’ve been tracking their family timeline, the pair first crossed paths in 2012 at a charity event—Upton in full model-on-duty mode, Verlander fresh off a Cy Young win. Sparks flew, they went Instagram official in early 2014, and by November 2017 they were husband and wife in a romantic Italian ceremony that went down just days after Verlander’s Houston Astros clinched the World Series. The wedding pics in Tuscany still look like they walked out of a fairytale. E! Online still replays that viral footage of her in the lace gown, him in the crisp tux, champagne still fizzing in the background.
From poppin’ corks in Italy to midnight feedings in the nursery, the Verlanders have shown they can handle both the glitz and the grit. ESPN reminded fans that Verlander’s career is far from over—he’s still chasing that Hall of Fame résumé—and now he’s got a second little sidekick to cheer him on from the stands. Believe it or not, though, between contract negotiations and burp cloth rotations, he’s reportedly embracing the chaos.
At the end of the day, this family already has one pro athlete and one top model, so you can probably guess where Bellamy’s genetics are trending. If the internet is any indicator, we can look forward to future highlights of daddy-daughter dance battles and baby brother sneak peeks on Mom’s IG Story. Anyway, that’s the deal. Do with it what you will.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ Sports, People Magazine, San Francisco Giants Official Announcements
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