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, 41 — but the MLB player didn’t mind.

Justin Verlander was called out by an unknowing reporter for using his wife Kate Upton's Zoom account during a meeting with reporters on Monday, January 13.

We've had so much practice with virtual meetings over the past five years that it's almost incomprehensible that people still forget to mute themselves in 2025. But it happens. And it made for such a funny moment during Justin Verlander's introductory Zoom

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,