Kate Upton never watching baseball again after husband Justin Verlanders retirement

Kate Upton has seen enough.She will be giving up America’s pastime and admitted as much while on the “Today” show on Wednesday just days after husband Justin Verlander retired from his 21-year MLB career.“I’m so excited.

I’m never watching another baseball game again,” the 34-year-old model admitted while sitting next to Verlander when asked about her feelings about his retirement by co-anchor Savannah Guthrie.“It was tears of joy for me,” Upton added as laughs filled the room.Verlander, 43, was honored at Comerica Park on Friday night before taking the mound for the last time on Saturday against the Pirates in what was a 4-3 win for Detroit.Before his last start, the three-time Cy Young winner and two-time World Series champion also caught the first pitch thrown by his 7-year-old daughter, Genevieve, who threw a strike and then gave her dad a big hug in what was adorable moment.

“It’s been awesome.We’ve been practicing,” Verlander told reporters before the game.

“She’s all pumped up about it.We actually came out here to the field and practiced off the mound one day.

I asked her, ‘Where do you want to go? You want to go to the mound? And she’s like, ‘The mound.’ I’m like, that’s my girl.”Another emotional moment came when Verlander was pulled in the top of the sixth inning.He began to shake with tears as Genevieve, who was wearing her dad’s Tiger jersey, sprinted out to give him a hug following his last MLB pitch.

Verlander gave his daughter the ball and said goodbye to his teammates before walking off the diamond to a standing ovation while holding Genevieve’s hand.Upton, dressed in an orange sweater and Tigers hat, was watching with their 1-year-old son, Bellamy.

The family of four hugged before leaving through the team’s dugout.Verlander gave up five hits and two runs with six strikeouts.

He finished the season with a 7.00 ERA.His 266 career wins rank 36th all-time — tied with Bob Feller and Eppa Rixey �...

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