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Justin Upton
AVG HR RBI
.277 14 28
Team: AtlantaHt / Wt: 6-2 / 204 NFBC ADP: 18.63
Position: LFBorn: 8/25/1987 Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia
Bats/Throws: R/R Draft: 1st Round by Diamondbacks (2005)


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May 18 5:40 PM PT6:40 PM MT7:40 PM CT8:40 PM ET20:40 ET0:40 GMT8:40 CST5:40 PM MST7:40 PM EST8:10 PM VEN4:40 UAE (+1)7:40 PM CT-Upton gave Atlanta the lead with a sixth-inning grand slam and the Braves finally unveiled their full-strength lineup, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Friday night.
Analysis: Upton, who finished the night with five RBIs, leads the majors with 14 homers. He hit 17 all of last season.
May 14 11:03 AM PT12:03 PM MT1:03 PM CT2:03 PM ET14:03 ET18:03 GMT2:03 CST11:03 AM MST1:03 PM EST1:33 PM VEN22:03 UAE1:03 PM CT-Upton had a brilliant return to Chase Field, going 4 for 5 with a double and his major league-leading 13th homer in Atlanta's 10-1 win over Arizona on Monday.
Analysis: Upton's return to Arizona seemed to be a bit of a spark as he hadn't homered since April 27 and was hitting .182 over his last 10 games.
May 4 3:43 PM PT4:43 PM MT5:43 PM CT6:43 PM ET18:43 ET22:43 GMT6:43 CST3:43 PM MST5:43 PM EST6:13 PM VEN2:43 UAE (+1)5:43 PM CT-Upton went 0 for 4 in Friday's 7-5, 10-inning loss to the New York Mets.
Analysis: Upton has cooled off quite a bit since his blazing start. The slugging left fielder is just 4 for 26 (.154) over his last eight games.
Apr. 28 1:38 PM PT2:38 PM MT3:38 PM CT4:38 PM ET16:38 ET20:38 GMT4:38 CST1:38 PM MST3:38 PM EST4:08 PM VEN0:38 UAE (+1)3:38 PM CT-Upton hit his major league-leading 12th homer in the eighth inning of Saturday's 7-4 loss to Detroit.
Analysis: Eleven of Upton's homers have been solo shots.
Apr. 24 3:44 PM PT4:44 PM MT5:44 PM CT6:44 PM ET18:44 ET22:44 GMT6:44 CST3:44 PM MST5:44 PM EST6:14 PM VEN2:44 UAE (+1)5:44 PM CT-Upton slugged his 11th homer in a 10-2 win over Colorado on Tuesday.
Analysis: Upton leads the Majors in homers and has gone deep in back-to-back contests.
Apr. 24 2:14 PM PT3:14 PM MT4:14 PM CT5:14 PM ET17:14 ET21:14 GMT5:14 CST2:14 PM MST4:14 PM EST4:44 PM VEN1:14 UAE (+1)4:14 PM CT-Upton and B.J. Upton cracked back-to-back homers for the first time, leading Atlanta past the Colorado Rockies 10-2 Tuesday night to complete a doubleheader sweep that began with the coldest game at Coors Field.
Analysis: Upton leads the majors with 11 homers.
Apr. 24 11:07 PM PT12:07 AM MT1:07 AM CT2:07 AM ET2:07 ET6:07 GMT14:07 CST11:07 PM MST1:07 AM EST1:37 AM VEN10:07 UAE1:07 AM CT-Brothers B.J. and Justin Upton of the Atlanta Braves hit back-to-back homers for the first time in their careers during the fifth inning of the second game in Tuesday's doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies. The Uptons have homered in the same game three times this season.
Analysis: It was the 27th time in major league history brothers hit homers in the same game but only the second time they did it in consecutive at-bats. Lloyd and Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates homered successively on Sept. 15, 1938.
Apr. 13 1:43 PM PT2:43 PM MT3:43 PM CT4:43 PM ET16:43 ET20:43 GMT4:43 CST1:43 PM MST3:43 PM EST4:13 PM VEN0:43 UAE (+1)3:43 PM CT-Upton went 3 for 5 with an RBI in a 6-4, 10-inning victory over Washington on Friday.
Analysis: Upton has four doubles, six homers and 10 RBIs on the season.
Apr. 7 3:48 PM PT4:48 PM MT5:48 PM CT6:48 PM ET18:48 ET22:48 GMT6:48 CST3:48 PM MST5:48 PM EST6:18 PM VEN2:48 UAE (+1)5:48 PM CT-Upton slugged two home runs, including the game-winning shot in the ninth, in a 6-5 win over the Cubs on Saturday.
Analysis: Upton has four homers and has hit safely in each of his first five games.
Apr. 6 3:34 PM PT4:34 PM MT5:34 PM CT6:34 PM ET18:34 ET22:34 GMT6:34 CST3:34 PM MST5:34 PM EST6:04 PM VEN2:34 UAE (+1)5:34 PM CT-Upton hit his third homer and drove in two runs in a 4-1 win over the Cubs on Friday.
Analysis: Upton is 4 for 13 with five RBIs on the season.
Apr. 4 3:24 PM PT4:24 PM MT5:24 PM CT6:24 PM ET18:24 ET22:24 GMT6:24 CST3:24 PM MST5:24 PM EST5:54 PM VEN2:24 UAE (+1)5:24 PM CT-Upton drilled his second home run of the season in a 9-2 victory over Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Analysis: Upton finished 1 for 3 with two RBIs. Both his hits have been homers.

Regular Season

Hitting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG SSX
2007 Ari 43 140 17 31 8 3 2 11 11 37 2 0 .221 .283 .364 $38.00
2008 Ari 108 356 52 89 19 6 15 42 54 121 1 4 .250 .353 .463 $134.00
2009 Ari 138 526 84 158 30 7 26 86 55 137 20 5 .300 .366 .532 $227.50
2010 Ari 133 495 73 135 27 3 17 69 64 152 18 8 .273 .356 .442 $196.50
2011 Ari 159 592 105 171 39 5 31 88 59 126 21 9 .289 .369 .529 $253.00
2012 Ari 150 554 107 155 24 4 17 67 63 121 18 8 .280 .355 .430 $222.00
2013 Atl 42 148 32 41 7 1 14 28 29 44 3 0 .277 .394 .622 $80.50
Career 773 2811 470 780 154 29 122 391 335 738 83 34 .277 .359 .483  

Postseason

Hitting Statistics
Year Team Round G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2007 Ari Total 6 14 2 5 1 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 .357 .526 .571
    2 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 .600 .750 .600
    LCS 4 9 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .222 .364 .556
2011 Ari Total 5 20 3 4 0 0 2 3 3 6 0 0 .200 .304 .500
    5 20 3 4 0 0 2 3 3 6 0 0 .200 .304 .500
Career 11 34 5 9 1 1 2 4 6 9 1 0 .265 .405 .529


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