<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1ye9gb_0nkJdXA700" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ye9gb_0nkJdXA700" width="2000" height="1333" > Astros fans wasted no time Tuesday welcoming Kate Upton back to Houston. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alum, 31, received a slew of warm messages on Instagram from Astros faithful <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/08/01/mets-astros-agree-to-justin-verlander-trade/" rel="nofollow"> after the team re-acquired her husband </a> , three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, from the Mets ahead of the MLB trade deadline. “Welcome Back to H-Town,” one fan wrote <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvAuRQuPHEr/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> in the comments of Upton’s July 22 post </a> . “We missed yall.” <figure><a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/upton-2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3WIOP7_0nkJdXA700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3WIOP7_0nkJdXA700" width="1000" height="1380" ></a><figcaption>Astros fans flooded Kate Upton’s Instagram to welcome her back to Houston after the Justin Verlander-Mets trade. </figcaption><figcaption>Kate Upton/Instagram </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><figure><a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/upton-verlander-3.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3LRZk1_0nkJdXA700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3LRZk1_0nkJdXA700" width="2000" height="1333" ></a><figcaption>Kate Upton and Justin Verlander in July 2022. </figcaption><figcaption>MLB Photos via Getty Images </figcaption></figure> Another Astros supporter exclaimed, “Welcome back to Houston! Cant wait to have your hubby and you back in town.” “Welcome home!!!!” a separate fan shared. Verlander, 40, was initially traded to the Astros from the Tigers in August 2017. <figure><a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/NYPICHPDPICT000015431912-1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0I11oZ_0nkJdXA700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0I11oZ_0nkJdXA700" width="1312" height="814" ></a><figcaption>Justin Verlander throws a pitch during a Mets-Nationals game on July 30, 2023. </figcaption><figcaption>Gordon Donovan for the New York Post </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> He went on to win two World Series titles with Houston, the most recent in November 2022. A month later, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/05/mets-sign-justin-verlander-to-86-million-deal/" rel="nofollow"> Verlander signed a two-year deal with the Mets </a> worth $86.6 million. Although the Mets entered 2023 with lofty expectations, the season spiraled into a colossal disappointment with the team dealing a flurry of stars before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. deadline, including <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/07/29/mets-rangers-agree-to-max-scherzer-trade-pending-his-approval/" rel="nofollow"> ace Max Scherzer to the Rangers </a> and <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/08/01/mets-send-tommy-pham-to-diamondbacks-at-mlb-trade-deadline/" rel="nofollow"> outfielder Tommy Pham to the Diamondbacks </a> . <figure><a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/NYPICHPDPICT000015432313.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=10lqdW_0nkJdXA700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=10lqdW_0nkJdXA700" width="1312" height="883" ></a><figcaption>Justin Verlander throws for the Mets on July 30, 2023. </figcaption><figcaption>Gordon Donovan for the New York Post </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Verlander thanked the Mets on Tuesday <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cva7RLPPQMj/?img_index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> in an Instagram tribute </a> , as well as the team’s “incredible fans.” “Thank you to the&nbsp;@mets and the incredible fans for my time here in NY,” he began. “You welcomed me and my family with open arms and I can’t thank you enough for the opportunity to play for this amazing city.” <figure><a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/upton-verlander-2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1fEryW_0nkJdXA700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1fEryW_0nkJdXA700" width="2000" height="1333" ></a><figcaption>Kate Upton celebrates the Astros’ postseason run with Justin Verlander in October 2022. </figcaption><figcaption>Getty Images </figcaption></figure><figure><a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/upton-verlander-1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=420Ahe_0nkJdXA700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=420Ahe_0nkJdXA700" width="1000" height="1074" ></a><figcaption>Justin Verlander and Kate Upton with their daughter, Genevieve, in July 2022. </figcaption><figcaption>Getty Images </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Verlander has been married to Upton since 2017. The couple <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/12/10/kate-upton-justin-verlander-revisit-spot-in-italy-where-they-wed/" rel="nofollow"> tied the knot in Italy </a> shortly <a href="https://nypost.com/2017/11/02/the-kate-upton-justin-verlander-fairytale-never-ends/" rel="nofollow"> after Verlander’s first World Series win </a> with the Astros. Upton welcomed her first child with Verlander in November 2018, a daughter named Genevieve. The Astros are currently in second in the NL West at 61-47. </div></body>

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Astros fans wasted no time Tuesday welcoming Kate Upton back to Houston.

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alum, 31, received a slew of warm messages on Instagram from Astros faithful after the team re-acquired her husband, three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, from the Mets ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

“Welcome Back to H-Town,” one fan wrote in the comments of Upton’s July 22 post. “We missed yall.”





Another Astros supporter exclaimed, “Welcome back to Houston! Cant wait to have your hubby and you back in town.”

“Welcome home!!!!” a separate fan shared.

Verlander, 40, was initially traded to the Astros from the Tigers...