As the Giants PR staff was speaking during the Zoom meeting, an unmuted reporter could be heard pointing out the name on the three-time Cy Young Award winner’s Zoom account. Verlander was using the account that belonged to his wife and model, Kate Upton. So, his name was displayed as, well, Kate Upton.

Justin Verlander speaks with reporters during a Zoom meeting on January 13, 2025 Always check to make sure you're muted. One reporter forgot that golden rule of video conferencing during a virtual media availability with Justin Verlander on Monday,

That was the case on Monday during Justin Verlander’s first availability with the San Francisco media. The right-hander, who signed with the Giants in free agency, and president of baseball operations Buster Posey were speaking with reporters via Zoom when one media member forgot to mute his mic and began commenting on the fact that Verlander appeared to be using the Zoom account of his wife,