Legends Justin Verlander and Kate Upton make one last All-Star Game red carpet appearance
This is it. Tuesday in Philadelphia will likely be the last time legends Justin Verlander and Kate Upton will walk the MLB All-Star Red Carpet.
At least as a member of the MLB roster. All-Star Game “Legend Pick” Verlander calls it a career at season’s end.
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The future Hall of Famer threw cold water on the idea of making a red carpet comeback. He was asked about his retirement and what it would take to keep him from resigning.
he answered“I don’t know if there’s much you can do at this point.”
Verlander, 43, added that teammate Tarik Skubal wished him all the best. This led to a comment about him practicing and showing up at the trade deadline next year ready to be signed.
“Sure. Here we are at the All-Star Break and I can’t be healthy and pitch…” he said of the idea. “But hopefully I get healthy in the second half, you know? You know that’s what I’m trying to do.”
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Justin Verlander of the San Francisco Giants walks with his family during the 2026 All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Mastercard at Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Hunter Martin/MLB photos via Getty Images)
Detroit Tigers’ Justin Verlander poses for a photo with wife Kate Upton and family during the 2026 red carpet photo shoot at Loews Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The truth is that baseball is a young man’s game. Verlander, 43, knows that’s the case. He’s focusing on getting healthy in the second half and riding off into the sunset.
The game of baseball and the red carpets of success are for the new generation. These are for the likes of Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne.
Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates poses for a photo with girlfriend Olivia Dunne during the 2026 All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Mastercard at Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
These are for Brandon Marsh and his mother, sister and girlfriend. Gaming and red carpets are for guys like Corbin Carroll and his girlfriend Emma Broyles.
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Brandon Marsh of the Philadelphia Phillies attends the 2026 MLB All-Star Red Carpet Show at Independence Mall on July 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Lisa Lake/Getty Images)
Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks poses for a photo with his family during the 2026 All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by Mastercard at Independence Mall on July 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
But that doesn’t mean we don’t deserve Justin Verlander and Kate Upton’s last red carpet appearance. They won this, and so did we.
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Cue the music as you thank them by checking out their past All-Star Game Red Carpet appearances. What a run.
We’ll see them in Cooperstown in a few years.
Houston Astros’ Justin Verlander and wife Kate Upton pose for photos during the All-Star Red Carpet Show at LA Live on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Justin Verlander and Kate Upton walk the carpet during the MLB Red Carpet Show at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Alex Trautwig/MLB)
Justin Verlander poses for a photo with wife Kate Upton during the MLB Red Carpet Show presented by Chevrolet at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. (Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
