Justin Verlander found himself in the hot seat after using his wife Kate Upton's Zoom account for a recent press conference. During a virtual press event on Monday, January 13, an NBC Sports reporter named Taylor Wirth had a hot mic moment that involved Verlander,

One reporter forgot that golden rule of video conferencing during a virtual media availability with Justin Verlander on Monday, Jan. 13. The reporter noticed that the 41-year-old right-hander appeared to be logged into the Zoom account of his wife, model Kate Upton, and loudly pointed that out to everyone on the call.

Even in 2025, the mute button still seems to be a tricky feature to navigate for some. That was the case on Monday during Justin Verlander’s first availability with the San Francisco media. The right-hander,