Justin Irvin Upton (born August 25, 1987 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American baseball right fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of the MLB. He was selected first overall by the Diamondbacks in the 2005 major league draft. He was previously an all-district shortstop for Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, and was awarded the AFLAC National High School Player of the Year Award. He is also the brother of Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton, who was taken #2 in the 2002 draft. In his first pro season he played for single-A South Bend Silver Hawks. He began 2007 with the High Class-A Visalia Oaks, but was promoted to the AA Mobile BayBears after hitting .341 with 5 home runs for the Oaks in April.
Arizona Diamondbacks Players
