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 call with Giants reporters on Monday.
As the Giants PR staff was speaking during the Zoom meeting, an unmuted reporter could be heard pointing out the name on the three-time Cy Young Award winner’s Zoom account. Verlander was using the account that belonged to his wife and model, Kate Upton. So, his name was displayed as, well, Kate Upton.
When the reporters were being reminded to set themselves to mute, Verlander chimed in to say, “I’ll change it. All right. I’ll change it.”
Reporter forgot to mute himself as he was pointing out Justin Verlander using Kate Upton’s Zoom account 😂 pic.twitter.com/eryv6g0yXi
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) January 13, 2025
And his revision did not disappoint. For the rest of the call, Verlander’s name was set to, “JUSTIN VERLANDER (not Kate).”
JUSTIN VERLANDER (not Kate) pic.twitter.com/htNBPn0Rl6
— trev (@BayAreaTrev) January 13, 2025
Well played, Justin. Well played. He had to clear that one up.