Kate Upton decries sexist responses after she lashed out at MLB about call in ALCS
Like Astros fans everywhere, model Kate Upton was furious about the fan-interference call that cost Houston’s Jose Altuve a two-run homer Wednesday night against Boston.
Upton, who is married to Houston pitcher Justin Verlander, tweeted her displeasure about Major League Baseball’s decision to uphold umpire Joe West’s call that a fan had impeded Boston outfielder Mookie Betts’ ability to catch the ball.
“Watch this video! Mookie’s glove is closed. That’s a home run,” Upton tweeted as she shared a video of the play (I didn’t include the expletive).
Ten minutes later she tweeted: “So if a player is IN the stands fans are suppose to move over? If those are the rules MLB shouldn’t let fans sit there. They didn’t reach over the fence. @MLB”
Quite a few people apparently tweeted back at Upton and they were not kind with their remarks.
Later on Wednesday, Upton tweeted: “I feel the need to acknowledge & address the amount of people who have called me ‘princess’, ‘honey’ or a terrible ‘girl’ sports fan. Just because I have an opinion on the call doesn’t give you the right to be degrading & disrespectful because I’m a woman”
A quick search found a few of those comments: