Fan Captures Hilarious Videos of Kate Upton Cheering at Astros-Phillies World Series Game

“True story and dream come true,” he wrote in his TikTok video caption.
Kate Upton looks on during Game 5 of the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Kate Upton looks on during Game 5 of the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies.


When Kate Upton is sitting behind you at a baseball game, you get excited. Even if she’s not rooting for your team.

That’s exactly what @theguyset did in two hilarious TikTok videos after seeing the model at Games 3 and 4 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies.

“I’m at the Phillies game and I just shook Kate Upton’s hand,” he said in the video. “She said ‘Hi I’m Kate’ and I said uhhhh.” Understandable.

“True story and dream come true,” he captioned the post with hashtags like “starstruck” and “childhood dream.”

In another video he is sitting in front of Upton in the stands as she claps and cheers for her husband, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander. 

“When Kate Upton is rooting for the other team but she’s Kate Upton,” he writes on the video that has 2.6 million views as of Friday morning.

Upton is a regular attendee of her husband’s games. She completely stole the show at the American League Championship Series finale on Oct. 23, wearing a customized vintage satin baseball bomber jacket with “Verlander” and his No. 35 emblazoned on the back. Upton’s look went so viral on Twitter that clothing company Mitchell & Ness, which had previously discontinued the item, put in a rush order to have 1,000 jackets manufactured by Jan. 1. The craziest part, though, is that the jackets sold out immediately.

No word yet on whether @theguyset was sitting with Upton again in Citizens Bank Park for Game 5 Thursday night. Verlander started the game, which the Astros won 3–2 to give them a lead in the Series. The pitcher had been 0–6 with a 6.07 ERA in his eight previous World Series starts (so you can be sure Upton was dialed in on the action). Game 6 will take place in Houston Saturday night.


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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.