Model and actress Kate Upton and baseball pitcher Justin Verlander reportedly welcomed their second child together, per a report published on Thursday, June 19, by TMZ. The baby is a boy, named Bellamy Brooks Verlander. The pair already share a six-year-old daughter, Genevieve.
Here’s everything to know about the couple and their growing family.
Who is Justin Verlander?
Justin Verlander was born and raised in Manakin Sabot, Virginia. His parents, Richard and Kathy Verlander, got him and his younger brother, Ben Verlander, into sports early. Verlander played Little League at Tuckahoe Little League in Richmond, Virginia, then attended the The Richmond Baseball Academy. For college, he went to Old Dominion University (ODU) and played college baseball for their team, the Monarchs.
His professional baseball career began after he became the second overall pick in the 2004 MLB Draft, signing with the Detroit Tigers. Now 42-years-old, Verlander is the oldest active player in the Majors and the “most senior active athlete in any of the four major American sports,” per Elias. He’s won three Cy Young Awards, nine All-Star selections, and two World Series rings and currently plays for the San Francisco Giants.
Verlander is also very active in charity work, starting the Wins For Warriors Foundation in 2016 for veterans of the United States Military. The foundation also raised money in 2017 to help Houston recover from Hurricane Harvey. Verlander was honored with the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award in 2013.
How long have Verlander and Upton been together?
The pair started dating in 2014. In 2016, Verlander told Forbes magazine he and Upton have a “normal relationship.”
“Kate’s there a lot for me,” he said. “And we’re just normal people. You know, a normal relationship—believe it or not.”
He proposed soon after, which she confirmed on the red carpet at the 2016 Met Gala, wearing her engagement ring.
“I’m really excited, he asked me right before season started so we’ve been keeping it on the down low for quite a while,” she told E! News at the time. “So I’m excited to finally be able to share it with the world!”
The pair tied the knot in November 2017 in Tuscany, Italy.
How many children do they have?
Upton first announced she was expecting with an Instagram post in 2018, writing, “#PregnantinMiami,” and tagging her husband.
Genevieve, sometimes called Vivi, was born that November. In an interview with The Houston Chronicle, Verlander said Vivi is “really starting to get into it” when Verlander is playing on TV, sharing how she saw him playing at the clubhouse.
“She just stopped, looking at the screen, and said, ‘Daddy, that’s you!’” he explained.
Upton told Extra in early 2019 that she was not considering having another baby anytime soon, because she had just started “sleeping through the night” again. But bay number two arrived on June 19, 2025.
In 2019, Verlander told People about how fatherhood changed how he plays ball.
“I would like to be able to play long enough that my daughter can see me and remember me playing baseball when she grows older,” he explained. “Maybe if anything, it’s going to push me to stay in shape and stay healthy, and be a good pitcher as long as I possibly can. I want her to be able to remember me on the field.”
