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Full Name:
 

Justin Brooks Verlander​

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Nicknames:

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“J.V."

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Born:  
   

February 20, 1983

Manakin-Sabot, Virginia

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Family:  

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Father: Richard 
Mother: Kathy 
Brother: Ben 
Spouse: Kate Upton
Dog: Harley (boxer)

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Growing up his father was a union negotiator, and president of the Communications Workers of America. 

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His brother was also drafted by the Detroit Tigers (2013 in the 14th round).

 

His parents wrote a book about Justin's life experiences and the story of his development called 'Rocks Across the Pond: Lessons Learned, Stories Told' (2012).

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See below for full profile of his spouse Kate Upton.

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November 4, 2017 (2 days after he won the World Series) he and his wife were married (Tuscany, Italy).

He purposed in 2014 in Turks and Caicos. First dance to Michael Bublé’s “Everything”.
 
He is 9 years older than his wife (they started dating when she was 19 years old - they split up and started again). 

 

Friends:  

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High school Girlfriend: Emily Yuen 

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Friends with PGA golfer Dustin Johnson.
 

School:  

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The Richmond Baseball Academy

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Goochland High School, Goochland, Virginia
Mascot: Bulldogs
Coach: Bryan Gordon

Old Dominion University
Monarchs baseball
Coach: Tony Guzzo

He turned down a scholarship with Duke to pitch at Old Dominion.
 

Baseball Related:

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2004 - Drafted by the Detroit Tigers (2nd overall).

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His agent Mike Milchin could negotiate a contract to sign with the Tigers so his father had to take over the negiotations. 

2005 - July 4th - Major League debut with the Detroit Tigers.

2006 - Won the AL Rookie of the Year.

2011 - Won the AL MVP and the AL Cy Young.

2012 - 2md for the AL Cy Young award (lost to David Price)
  

2012 - Lost the World Series with the Detroit Tigers to the San Francisco Giants.

2017 - Traded from the Tigers to the Houston Astros for Franklin Pérez, Jake Rogers, and Daz Cameron.

2017 - Won the World Series with the Houston Astros (defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers).
 

Extra:

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In the 10th grade a friend (Daniel Hicks) gave him 50 cents (to buy a chocolate milk) in exchange for 0.01% of his pro signing bonus. He paid Hicks about $3,000 when he signed.  

2014 - Verlanders iCloud was hacked and the pictures were leaked. The pictures included pictures of himself, his wife Kate Upton and other women. A man named Edward Majerczyk pled guilty to the hacking.

2016 - After losing the CY Young award to Rick Porcello his girlfriend (now wife) tweeted, "Hey @MLB I thought I was the only person allowed to fuck Justin Verlander?!"

He grew up a Nolan Ryan fan.

He became a spokesperson for Flonase Allergy Spray. “I’ve suffered from seasonal allergies for as long as I can remember, so when the opportunity to partner with Flonase came about, it seemed like a natural fit,” Verlander said.

2018 - After a woman was heckling the Houston Astros throughout the game yelling "You suck", Verlander stepped out of the dugout and held up a sign saying "No, you suck" (see video).

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Spouse's Profile:

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Kate Upton 

@KateUpton
Katherine Elizabeth Upton
Born: June 10, 1992

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Mother: Shelley (née Davis)
Father: Jeff Upton

Longtime friends: John Ruggiero and Tracy Murphy

 

Movies: Tower Heist (2011), The Other Woman (2014) and The Layover (2017)

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2014 - She starred in Lady Antebellum music video "Bartender".

 

As a child she competed competitively in Equestrian horseback riding. Her horse's name: Roanie.

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She was the spokesperson for the mobile app "Game of War: Fire Age".

She was a New York Yankees fan prior to dating Verlander.

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Her and Verlander first started dating in January 2013 but split soon after. She began dating Dancing With The Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy (split in December 2013).

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Sample Heckles:

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"How are your seasonal allergies you baby,"​

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@JustinVerlander

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