JUSTIN UPTON RUMORS & GOSSIP

Player Profile #53: Nelson Cruz | OF | TEX

This might sound like an exagerration, but Nelson Cruz has been one of the best per-game fantasy baseball players over the last three years. If you take his per-game averages over the last three seasons and extrapolate them over 150 games you have the following player: .278/.338/.534 slash with 82.9 runs, 35 home runs, 100.4 RBI and 19.2 steals. Yes, that’s comparable to...
Via Baseball Professor  |  1 day ago
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MLB Notebook: Upton starts off hot in desert

Last season, Justin Upton produced an OPS+ that was tied for the 31st all-time for any full-time qualifying outfielder in his age-23 season since 1901. Could it be a sign of future greatness?
Via dbacks.com  |  4 days ago
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ESPN’s Keith Law Ranks Justin Upton as Best Player Under 25

It has been a nice couple of weeks for Justin Upton. After placing fourth in the NL MVP voting a few weeks back, ESPN beat writer Keith Law named the Diamondbacks outfielder as baseball’s top player under the age of 25 in an insider article that was posted on Thursday. Here is a brief portion of what Law said about Upton. Upton was an MVP candidate for most of the season until...
Via Rant Sports  |  December 02, 2011
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Justin Upton takes ball to the face

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton left Tuesday's game after being hit in the face with the ball. Upton suffered the injury in the 10th inning when a shot by A.J. Ellis of the Los Angeles Dodgers caromed off the fence and hit Upton in the face. He was taken out of the game as a precaution. It has been a rough week for Upton, who was hit on the bill of his helmet...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  September 28, 2011
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Diamondbacks OF Upton scratched vs. Dodgers

Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder Justin Upton was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a day after he was beaned in the head. The All-Star slugger was taken out of the lineup following batting practice. The club said Upton, who also underwent an impact test, was removed for precautionary reasons. Upton was hit on the brim of his helmet by San Francisco...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  September 26, 2011
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Upton hit in head, removed as precaution

PHOENIX Diamondbacks All-Star right fielder Justin Upton was removed from Sundays game after being hit by a pitch in the head in the first inning, but the D-backs said tests were negative and they are optimistic that his injury is not severe. Upton, who has been hit by a pitch 19 times this season (tied for the National League lead), remained in the game after taking a Tim Lincecum...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  September 25, 2011
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Despite breaking bat, Justin Upton still hits home run

Via Sportress of Blogitude  |  September 22, 2011
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Justin Upton’s broken-bat home run the only score tallied in D-Backs 1-0 win over Pirates

[Box Score] The Diamond Backs won 1-0 last night in Arizona over the Pirates, and Ian Kennedy went 8 strong innings to win his 20th game of the season. The season of magic continues for the Dbacks–that was the first 1-0 game in Arizona since 2008–and the lone run of the game came off the (broken) bat of who else, Justin Upton for a solo home run. And this is my playoff horse...
Via Diamond Hoggers  |  September 20, 2011
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Justin Upton robbed of catch by taunting Padres fan

The D-Backs beat the Padres 3-1 Saturday night but it was no thanks to an astute San Diego fan down the right field line. That Padres fan really had his head in the game because he knew he was saving his team an out. Sadly for him, the San Diego offense is too pathetic to [...]
Via Larry Brown Sports  |  August 29, 2011
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Do Not Make Justin Upton Angry

In the fourth inning of tonight's game in San Diego -- you know, the best pitcher's park in baseball, the place where you do not exactly expect to see moonshot home runs, or offense of any kind -- Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton, who is just insanely hot right now, was denied time out before a pitch.He got a little angry about this. In a good way. See what happens...
Via Five Tool Tool  |  July 28, 2011
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