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B.J. Upton \UP-tun\

Melvin Emanuel Upton (twitter: @BJUPTON2)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 21, 1984 in Norfolk, Virginia, US
High School: Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake, VA)

Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake, VA).

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-2003: Rated #21 Prospect
Pre-2004: Rated #2 Prospect

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2003	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	TBD	130	580	489	84	145	30	6	8	62	40	21	73	105	.297	.390	.431	.821	211	9	7	3	8	0
2003	18	Charleston SC	SALL	A	TBD	101	453	384	70	116	22	6	7	46	38	17	57	80	.302	.394	.445	.839	171	8	5	1	6	0
2003	18	Orlando	SOUL	AA	TBD	29	127	105	14	29	8	0	1	16	2	4	16	25	.276	.376	.381	.757	40	1	2	2	2	0
2004	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	TBD	98	433	368	86	116	24	2	14	51	20	5	56	100	.315	.410	.505	.915	186	9	3	6	0	1
2004	19	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	TBD	29	120	104	21	34	7	1	2	15	3	0	14	28	.327	.407	.471	.878	49	0	0	2	0	1
2004	19	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	69	313	264	65	82	17	1	12	36	17	5	42	72	.311	.411	.519	.930	137	9	3	4	0	0
2005	20	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	139	631	545	98	165	36	6	18	74	44	13	78	127	.303	.392	.490	.882	267	15	4	1	3	1
2006	21	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	106	470	398	72	107	18	4	8	41	46	17	65	89	.269	.374	.394	.769	157	8	4	0	3	0
2007	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AAA	TBD	9	31	24	5	7	0	0	2	4	0	0	5	3	.292	.387	.542	.929	13	0	0	0	2	0
2007	22	Vero Beach	FLOR	A+	TBD	7	24	17	4	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	5	2	.235	.375	.412	.787	7	0	0	0	2	0
2007	22	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	2	7	7	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.429	.429	.857	1.286	6	0	0	0	0	0

2009	24	Charlotte	FLOR	A+	TBR	3	14	9	1	4	0	0	0	2	4	3	4	2	.444	.643	.444	1.087	4	0	1	0	0	0

2012	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	TBR	7	23	21	2	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	.143	.217	.143	.360	3	2	0	0	0	0
2012	27	Charlotte	FLOR	A+	TBR	4	12	11	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	.091	.167	.091	.258	1	2	0	0	0	0
2012	27	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	TBR	3	11	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.200	.273	.200	.473	2	0	0	0	0	0
7 Seasons						492	2182	1854	348	547	108	18	50	236	156	59	283	428	.295	.391	.454	.844	841	43	19	10	16	2
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		316	1421	1214	236	357	71	11	39	152	107	35	185	289	.294	.391	.467	.858	567	32	11	5	6	1
AA (3 seasons)				AA		61	258	219	36	65	15	1	3	32	5	4	31	54	.297	.386	.416	.801	91	1	2	4	2	1
A+ (3 seasons)				A+		14	50	37	6	9	0	0	1	6	6	3	10	5	.243	.400	.324	.724	12	2	1	0	2	0
A (1 season)				A		101	453	384	70	116	22	6	7	46	38	17	57	80	.302	.394	.445	.839	171	8	5	1	6	0

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Rtz
2003	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	TBD	SS	122	567	195	316	56	66	.901	4.19
2003	18	Charleston SC	SALL	A	TBD	SS	95	451	154	255	42	55	.907	4.31
2003	18	Orlando	SOUL	AA	TBD	SS	27	116	41	61	14	11	.879	3.78
2004	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	TBD	SS	89	398	129	234	35	65	.912	4.08
2004	19	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	TBD	SS	23	100	29	61	10	16	.900	3.91
2004	19	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	SS	66	298	100	173	25	49	.916	4.14
2005	20	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	SS	133	668	219	396	53	95	.921	4.62	-18
2006	21	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	SS	84	398	133	237	28	67	.930	4.40	-12
2006	21	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	3B	18	50	10	35	5	1	.900	2.50	1
2007	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AAA	TBD	2B	5	12	5	7	0	0	1.000	2.40	3
2007	22	Vero Beach	FLOR	A+	TBD	CF	3	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	3.67	2
2007	22	Vero Beach	FLOR	A+	TBD	2B	3	6	2	4	0	0	1.000	2.00	1
2007	22	Durham	IL	AAA	TBD	2B	2	6	3	3	0	0	1.000	3.00	0

2009	24	Charlotte	FLOR	A+	TBR	CF	2	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	2.00	-1

2012	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	TBR	CF	6	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	1.67
2012	27	Charlotte	FLOR	A+	TBR	CF	4	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.25
2012	27	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	TBR	CF	2	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	2.50
7 Seasons							462	2118	716	1225	177	294	.916	4.20	-27
SS (4 seasons)						SS	428	2031	676	1183	172	293	.915	4.34	-30
CF (3 seasons)						CF	11	25	25	0	0	0	1.000	2.27	1
2B (1 season)						2B	5	12	5	7	0	0	1.000	2.40	1
3B (1 season)						3B	18	50	10	35	5	1	.900	2.50	1

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
2003	18	Charleston RiverDogs	South Atlantic League	A	TBD
2003	18	Orlando Rays	Southern League	AA	TBD
2004	19	Montgomery Biscuits	Southern League	AA	TBD		2004-04-08	2004-05-11
2004	19	Durham Bulls	International League	AAA	TBD		2004-05-13	2004-07-31
2004	19	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	American League	MLB	TBD	1	2004-08-02	2004-10-03
2005	20	Durham Bulls	International League	AAA	TBD		2005-04-07	2005-09-05
2006	21	Durham Bulls	International League	AAA	TBD		2006-04-06	2006-07-30
2006	21	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	American League	MLB	TBD	1	2006-08-01	2006-10-01
2007	22	Vero Beach Devil Rays	Florida State League	A+	TBD		2007-06-28	2007-07-12
2007	22	Durham Bulls	International League	AAA	TBD		2007-07-01	2007-07-04
2007	22	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	American League	MLB	TBD	1	2007-04-02	2007-09-29
2008	23	Tampa Bay Rays	American League	MLB	TBR	1	2008-03-31	2008-09-28
2009	24	Charlotte Stone Crabs	Florida State League	A+	TBR		2009-04-09	2009-04-11
2009	24	Tampa Bay Rays	American League	MLB	TBR	1	2009-04-13	2009-10-04
2010	25	Tampa Bay Rays	American League	MLB	TBR	1	2010-04-06	2010-10-03
2011	26	Tampa Bay Rays	American League	MLB	TBR	1	2011-04-01	2011-09-28
2012	27	Charlotte Stone Crabs	Florida State League	A+	TBR		2012-04-09	2012-04-14
2012	27	Montgomery Biscuits	Southern League	AA	TBR		2012-04-16	2012-04-18
2012	27	Tampa Bay Rays	American League	MLB	TBR	1	2012-04-20	2012-10-03
2013	28	Atlanta Braves	National League	MLB	ATL	1	2013-04-01	2013-06-16

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