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Justin Verlander and Kate Upton have expanded their family. Their son, Bellamy Brooks Verlander, was born on June 19.
The San Francisco Giants will need to do without Justin Verlander for a few games. Thankfully, for the team and Verlander, his absence isn’t due to injury. Instead, the veteran pitcher has been placed on the paternity list. Justin Verlander and his wife, Kate Upton, have officially welcomed their second baby together.
Justin Verlander and Kate Upton welcome their second child
As summer takes over, baseball season is in full swing, but it’s all about babies in Justin Verlander’s house. A rep for Verlander and Kate Upton spoke to People and announced the arrival of the couple’s second child. According to the outlet, Bellamy Brooks Verlander was born on June 19. The boy is the couple’s second child. Their daughter, Genevieve Verlander, was born in November 2018, almost exactly one year after Verlander and Upton tied the knot.
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The 42-year-old pitcher and the 33-year-old model first made waves as a couple in 2012. They split briefly in 2013. By early 2014, they had gotten back together. In 2016, they announced their engagement at the Met Gala and wed in Italy in November 2017.
MLB stars only get a few days off
The arrival of Verlander and Upton’s second child has fans thrilled. The pitcher seems thrilled, too, and he can share his joy with other players. Several other MLB stars have welcomed new babies in recent days. The Chicago White Sox pitcher, Adrian Houser, was placed on the paternity list this week, too. Bryan Reynolds of the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez have also welcomed new babies this month.
Despite the happy news, Verlander and other MLB players like him will be back before fans know it. According to several sources, MLB contracts allow players to miss just three games for the birth of a child. If the player in question needs more time, the team can move them from the paternity list to a separate “restricted” list. The league can elect to place players on the restricted list for various reasons. They are unpaid. Verlander is expected to return promptly.
