Justin Verlander and his supermodel wife Kate Upton are making another splash after signing a free agency deal with the Mets.
Days after Verlander agreed to a two-year, $86.6 million deal with the Mets after five-and-a-half seasons with the Astros, this year’s AL Cy Young Award winner headed to St. Barts for some fun in the sun . With Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alum, 30.
Kate Upton and Justin Verlander flew to St. Barts after the pitcher agreed to a two-year deal with the Mets in free agency.
Married since 2017, the couple baptized the sun.
Justin Verlander even playfully lifted the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alum in the water.
Dressed in a royal blue bikini paired with white sunglasses, Upton approached Verlander in the water as the 39-year-old pitcher rocked blue swim trunks and shades.
It’s been a whirlwind few months for Upton and Verlander, who not only celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in November, but also their second World Series title with the Astros.
The Astros won their second championship in franchise history after defeating the Phillies in six games. Verlander joined Upton and their 4-year-old daughter Genevieve after Game 6 to celebrate at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
“Congratulations to @astrosbaseball and hubby on the World Series win! And more reasons to celebrate… now we’re bringing you home! ” Upton disappeared on Instagram.
Upton supported Verlander and the Astros throughout the championship, even attending games in Philadelphia, where Philly fans weren’t shy about heckling her husband.
Kate Upton leans on Justin Verlander and smiles while in the water.
A few weeks before the Mets signed, the couple celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary.
With a new chapter ahead in New York, Upton, once a Yankees fan, was welcomed by Mets fans after the Verlander deal.
“Welcome to NY! Hope to see you at Citi Field,” one fan wrote on Instagram, while another wrote, “We love you and JV here!!!”
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