Legends Justin Verlander and Kate Upton made their final All-Star Game appearance on the red carpet

There they are. In all likelihood, Tuesday in Philadelphia will be the last time legends Justin Verlander and Kate Upton will walk the MLB All-Star Red Carpet.

At least as a member of the MLB roster. Verlander, the All-Star Game “Legend Pick,” calls it a job at the end of the season.

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Future Hall of Famer threw cold water on the idea of ​​going back while on the red carpet. He was asked about his retirement and what would help him not to fire it.

He replied, “I don’t know if there is much you can do at this time.”

Verlander, 43, then added that his teammate Tarik Skubal was telling him that all good things come back. This has led to him being talked about in training and appearing at the trade deadline ready to be signed next year.

“Sure. We’re here on the All-Star Break and I can’t have a good life…,” he said of the idea. “But hopefully I’ll be healthy in the second half, you know? You know that’s what I’m trying to do.”

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Detroit Tigers’ Justin Verlander poses with his wife, Kate Upton, and family during a 2026 red carpet photo shoot at Loews Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pa., Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

The truth is that baseball is a young man’s game. At 43, Verlander knows it is. Focusing on getting healthy in the second half and riding off into the sunset.

The game of baseball and the red carpets that come with success are for a new generation. For the likes of Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne.

Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates poses for a photo with girlfriend Olivia Dunne during the 2026 All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by MasterCard at Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pa., Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Photos by Daniel Shirey/MLB via Getty Images)

For Brandon Marsh and his mother, sister and girlfriend. And the game and red carpets are for guys like Corbin Carroll and his girlfriend Emma Broyles.

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Brandon Marsh of the Philadelphia Phillies attends the 2026 MLB All-Star Red Carpet Show at Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pa., on July 14, 2026. (Lisa Lake/Getty Images)

Corbin Carroll of the Arizona Diamondbacks poses for a photo with his family during the 2026 All-Star Red Carpet Show presented by MasterCard at Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pa., on July 14, 2026. (Photos by Daniel Shirey/MLB via Getty Images)

But that doesn’t mean we don’t deserve one last red carpet appearance from Justin Verlander and Kate Upton. They earned it and so did we.

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Cue the music as we thank them with a look back at some of their past All-Star Game Red Carpet appearances. Stop running.

We’ll see them in Cooperstown in a few years.

Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros and his wife, Kate Upton, pose for a photo during the All-Star Red Carpet Show at LA Live in Los Angeles, Calif., Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Photos by Daniel Shirey/MLB via Getty Images)

Justin Verlander and Kate Upton walk the carpet during the MLB Red Carpet Show at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. (Alex Trautwig/MLB)

Justin Verlander poses with his wife, Kate Upton, during the MLB Red Carpet Show presented by Chevrolet at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photos by Adam Glanzman/MLB via Getty Images)