B.J. Upton

Full Name: Melvin Emanuel Upton	Primary Position: 2B, OF
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/180	First Game: August 2, 2004
Birthdate: August 21, 1984	MLB Experience: 3 years
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

B.J. Upton (Melvin Emanuel Upton) was born on August 21, 1984 in Norfolk, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on August 2, 2004 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 4 home runs and 12 RBI. Upton played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for his entire 3 year career.

Scouting Report

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2004	TB	45	159	19	41	8	2	4	12	15	46	4	1	.258	.324	.409	.733
2006	TB	50	175	20	43	5	0	1	10	13	40	11	3	.246	.302	.291	.593
2007	TB	129	474	86	142	25	1	24	82	65	154	22	8	.300	.386	.508	.894
Career		224	808	125	226	38	3	29	104	93	240	37	12	.280	.356	.442	.798

Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
2004	TB	3B	13	11	103	10	24	12	2	0	.917
2004	TB	LF	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	TB	SS	16	16	140	23	71	41	7	8	.901
2006	TB	3B	50	48	412	38	139	88	13	6	.906
2007	TB	CF	78	74	664	204	217	11	2	2	.991
2007	TB	2B	48	48	416	106	251	133	12	26	.952
Total			224	214	1743	381	702	285	36	42	.949

Awards

Transactions

Selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 2002 - signed September 16, 2002).

Trivia

B.J. is the older brother of Arizona Diamondbacks Player Justin Upton.
B.J. is the short version of Bossman Junior. Bossman is his father's nickname.

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