Kate Uptonis clapping back at people who criticized her for weighing in on a controversial call during Game 6 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
The supermodel and wife of Astros pitcher Justin Verlander found herself being attacked on social media after she spoke up in support of the interference call on the Nationals’ Trea Turner.
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The call in question involved Turner, who was called out during the seventh inning for interference at first base. The Nationals disputed the call but their protest was denied, and team manager Dave Martinez was ejected from the game for blowing up on the umpires.
While the drama unfolded at Minute Maid Park, Upton, 27, tried to explain the rule behind the call to her followers on Twitter.
“He wasn’t within the base path. Those who don’t know the rule you HAVE to run inside the 2 lines,” sheexplained,in support of the umpire’s initial decision. “Not sure why the review is taking so long…”
Her comment quickly drew the ire of many who opposed the ruling, withsome calling her“nothing more than the losing pitcher’s wife,” andothers telling herto “stick to modeling.”
However, the call was so contested it caused an uproar among fans and other MLB professionals.
“That is an absolutely awful call … what are we doin?” Jake Arrieta of thePhiladelphia Phillies tweeted,while Jerry Blevinsof the New York Mets wrote, “That’s a terrible call right there. You can’t take the action off the field in such a moment.”
Texas Rangers’ Delino DeShields Jr. also weighed in,tweeting, “You can’t make that call in the World Series. The ball took the 1st baseman off the base…”
Regardless, Nationals’ player Anthony Rendon immediately hit a two-run home run during the inning, and the team ultimately won the game 7-2.
Verlander, 36, and Upton married on Nov. 4, 2017, just days after the baseball pro pitched in the World Series that year — helping to secure the Astros’ first-ever MLB championship win, against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Last year the couple welcomed their first child together, their now 11-month-old daughterGenevieve.
Verlander will be back on Wednesday night as the teams face off again for Game 7 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park at 8 p.m. local time.
source: people.com
