BJ UPTON RUMORS & GOSSIP
B.J. Upton on a Tear, Looking to Maintain Hot Streak Against Clay Buchholz, Red Sox
Editor's note: The temperature gauge is a Bill James-created statistic that measures how hot or cold hitters are. We will spotlight Red Sox and opposing team temperatures on game days. B.J. Upton isn't exactly the model of consistency. But while he's had plenty of ups and downs over the course of his career, there's no denying the amount of talent the Rays outfielder...
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Rays Roundup: Red-hot Upton Carries Offense
In the edition of Rays Roundup: B.J. Upton is red-hot and giving the Rays offense some much needed punch, James Shields has a seven inning start for the first time since April 21, new infielder Drew Sutton hits clean-up for the first time in his career and closer Kyle Farnsworth is throwing off a mound. All of that and more inside.
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6 days ago
Rays 5, Blue Jays 4(11)
B.J. Upton hit an RBI double in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday.
Rich Thompson was hit by a pitch from Darren Oliver (0-2) to start the 11th and scored on Upton's one-out drive into the left-field corner.
Jake McGee (1-1) struck out two during a perfect 11th.
Tampa Bay took 2 of 3 from the Blue Jays, and have won 15 consecutive...
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7 days ago
Upton, Rays beat Blue Jays on walk-off
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- B.J. Upton hit an RBI double in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday.
Rich Thompson was hit by a pitch from Darren Oliver (0-2) to start the 11th and scored on Upton's one-out drive into the left-field corner.
Jake McGee (1-1) struck out two during a perfect 11th.
Tampa Bay took 2 of 3 from the Blue...
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7 days ago
Rays post lineup card with superhero names for each player
The Tampa Bay Rays are never short on ideas to keep things loose in their locker room. A day after two of the team's relievers were spotted in the dugout wearing gladiator helmets, the team posted its lineup card with each player getting assigned a superhero name. Carlos Pena, for example, was dubbed Mr. Fantastic, B.J. Upton was The Flash, Luke Scott was Wolverine and so on...
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Upton gets homer after video review
B.J. Upton of the Tampa Bay Rays has gotten a home run after a video review determined his fly ball struck an overhanging catwalk at Tropicana Field.
Upton hit a high fly to center off Kyle Drabek in the first inning of Monday night's game against Toronto. Blue Jays outfielder Colby Rasmus appeared to move into position to make the catch near the warning track, but the ball...
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9 days ago
Twins trying for series win in Tampa Bay
Back in the lineup, B.J. Upton appears ready to once again contribute for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Coming off a big performance in his second game of the year, Upton looks to help the Rays to a second straight victory and a series win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday at Tropicana Field.
Coming off a 2011 season where he hit 23 home runs and drove in 81, Upton began this year on the...
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April 22, 2012
Rays' B.J. Upton returns from DL
The Tampa Bay Rays have reinstated center fielder B.J. Upton from the 15-day disabled list.
Upton had been sidelined with lower back soreness. He was hurt in an outfield collision with teammate Desmond Jennings in a spring training game against Miami on March 14.
Upton went 3 for 21 in seven minor-league rehab games with Single-A Charlotte and Double-A Montgomery.
Utility man...
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April 20, 2012
Replacing injured Upton a puzzle for Rays
BRADENTON If baseball were a board game, the Tampa Bay Rays would be all over the table right now with their next move still unknown.
That's because one of their key pieces centerfielder B.J. Upton has tumbled to the floor, causing a domino effect that has manager Joe Maddon and baseball operations chief Andrew Friedman weighing a multitude of options with the regular-season...
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March 30, 2012
Rays OFs avoid serious injury in collision
Tampa Bay Rays outfielders B.J. Upton and Desmond Jennings escaped serious injury after colliding while chasing a fly ball during a spring training game in Port Charlotte, Fla., against the cross-state rival Marlins on Wednesday.
According to a report on ESPN.com, both players were chasing a fly ball by Miami's Austin Kearns in the bottom of the fourth inning when they collided...
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March 15, 2012
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