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Kate Upton announces engagement to Tigers' Justin Verlander

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Kate Upton wears an engagement ring as she arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala, celebrating the opening of "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" on Monday, May 2, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (The Associated Press)

Kate Upton arrives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala, celebrating the opening of "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" on Monday, May 2, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (The Associated Press)

FILE - This is a Feb. 14, 2016 file photo showing Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander and model Kate Upton posed during halftime at the NBA All-Star basketball game in Toronto. Upton has announced her engagement to Verlander. The 23-year-old supermodel took to the red carpet at Monday night's, May 2, 2016 Met Gala in New York City to show off her ring. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)

Kate Upton has announced her engagement to baseball star Justin Verlander.

The 23-year-old supermodel and actress took to the red carpet at last night's Met Gala in New York City to show off her ring.

She tells E! News that the 33-year-old Detroit Tigers pitcher asked her just before the baseball season started and she's "excited to finally be able to share it with the world."

E! reports that Upton and Verlander have been dating for more than three years.

As for a date for the nuptials, Upton tells E! they're simply "enjoying the engagement period."