When San Francisco Giants' Justin Verlander's wife Kate Upton broke internet slamming MLB over missing out on Cy Young Award

When Justin Verlander’s then-fiancée, Kate Upton, didn’t mince words while slamming MLB over his missing Cy Young award in 2016, her rant created an uproar on X. The actor wife of the Giants’ star dropped the ‘f-bomb’ in her tweet, which erupted fans’ reactions and amassed enormous likes and reshares. The actor was praised for her honest opinion, which also led to discussions surrounding the selection process for the award.


Kate Upton took to vulgar rant to criticize husband Justin Verlander’s Cy Young Award loss in 2016

The year was 2016, and the award in question was the Cy Young Award. All eyes were on Justin Verlander, who was in the race for the coveted title. However, the hopes of several people, including his actor wife, Kate Upton, were shattered when he did not win the award. The star wife took to X to express her utter displeasure and dropped the ‘f-bomb’ in her tweet, which evoked unprecedented reactions from fans.


Her tweet read:


“Hey @MLB I thought I was the only person allowed to f**k @JustinVerlander ?! What 2 writers didn't have him on their ballot?”

Hey @MLB I thought I was the only person allowed to fuck @JustinVerlander ?! What 2 writers didn't have him on their ballot?

— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) November 16, 2016

The fans could not keep calm either and hailed the actor for her uninhibited expression, posting various visually hilarious reactions to the tweet. The post was reposted 68K times and drew 3.3K comments.

Kate Upton’s tweet on MLB’s stand on Cy Young Award 2016 drew humongous reactions


Fans voiced their opinions in startling numbers in response to Kate Upton’s tweet. Some fans questioned the MLB’s voting system, while others took the tweet in good humor. While most fan reactions were hilarious GIFs, a few noteworthy responses came from fans.


“ It turns out we live in a country where sometimes getting the most votes doesn't win,” wrote one fan.


“ I had u blocked for ur God of war promoted tweet's but I unblockd u just for this. Your welcome. #gentleman,” the other fan responded to Kate’s outburst.

I had u blocked for ur God of war promoted tweet's but I unblockd u just for this. Your welcome. #gentleman

— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) November 17, 2016

A handful of fans called it, “ tweet of the year!!!!!”


Another fan commented, “ You go girl!”


The 2016 Cy Young Award became the center of controversy because Justin Verlander lost it despite having six more first-place votes than Boston Red Sox’s Rick Porcello. There were two voters who didn’t include the San Francisco Giants star’s name in their ballot.


Mark Townsend of Yahoo Sports deeply investigated the matter in his November 17, 2016 report and revealed the names of the writers who didn’t vote in Verlander’s favor.


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