Not long ago, Buster Posey and Justin Verlander were fierce rivals on the field. While Posey, 37, drew curtains on his career after the 2021 season, Verlander, 41, is still going strong.

Justin Verlander quickly found he was intrigued by pitching for a San Francisco Giants team that old opponent Buster Posey now runs.

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.

The right-hander, who signed with the Giants in free agency, and president of baseball operations Buster Posey were speaking with reporters via Zoom when one media member forgot to mute his mic and began commenting on the fact that Verlander appeared to be using the Zoom account of his wife, Kate Upton.

Back when he was the San Francisco Giants’ catcher, Buster Posey once called me Debbie Downer, and I was planning to adopt that persona again in commenting on Posey’s latest bold move. Posey and the Giants signing Justin Verlander to a one-year contract could be viewed as underwhelming.

Verlander has been throwing all offseason in an attempt to stave off the injury issues that ruined his 2024 campaign.

For the first time in nearly two decades as a major league pitcher, Justin Verlander didn't take an offseason break from throwing.

The Giants' president of baseball operations Buster Posey was on the call too ... when he changed the name on the Zoom account to “JUSTIN VERLANDER (not Kate)."

One reporter forgot that golden rule of video conferencing during a virtual media availability with Justin Verlander on Monday, Jan. 13. The reporter noticed that the 41-year-old right-hander appeared to be logged into the Zoom account of his wife, model Kate Upton, and loudly pointed that out to everyone on the call.