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‘Great to Be With Someone…’- Kate Upton Has the Best Reply on Her 10-Year Age Difference With Justin Verlander

Published 05/26/2022, 9:00 PM EDT

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Justin Verlander and Kate Upton are one of the most popular couples in America. Both are masters in their respective fields. Even after five years of marriage, they still look the same as five years ago.

Having played for over 15 years in Major League Baseball, Justin Verlander is a veteran of the game. Though he played good baseball for the Detroit Tigers, his fate took a u-turn when he got traded to the Houston Astros in the 2017 season.

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2017 was a life-changing year for Verlander. First, he got traded to the Astros and won the World Series, and later, in the same year, he married the love of his life, Kate Upton. However, there were many questions regarding the 10-year age difference between the couple. But Kate Upton’s response made sense for everyone.

Kate Upton on her 10-year age difference with Justin Verlander

Kate Upton and Justin Verlander make a beautiful couple despite belonging to different fields. Per Heavy.com, the couple has been together since 2012. That’s five years before their marriage. But media were always curious about the couple’s age difference.

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Months before her marriage with Verlander, Kate Upton gave the perfect reply to this question. Talking to the People, Upton said, “It’s kind of great to be with someone who is in a similar place in their life. And I think because I started my career so young and he started his career so routine-oriented that coming into our own we kind of both did it at the same time,”

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Just after one year of their marriage, the couple also became parents to their daughter, Genevieve Upton Verlander.

Verlander is still an instrumental part of the Dusty Baker-led team, while Upton is also busy doing her professional commitments in Hollywood. With 49 strikeouts in just eight starts, Verlander has been quite a handful from the mound for the Astros.

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Given their successful marriage despite a big age difference, what are your opinions on the same?

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Abhishek Kumar

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Abhishek Kumar is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. After completing his Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek has been working in the media industry since two years. Before joining EssentiallySports, he previously worked at APN News as a sub-editor, where he has written articles on sports and politics.
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Simar Singh Wadhwa