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JUSTIN UPTON # 10
BORN: AUG. 25, 1987 OPENING DAY AGE: 32
BIRTHPLACE: NORFOLK, VA RESIDES: SCOTTSDALE, AZ
SIGNED THRU: 2022 MLB SERVICE: 12 YEARS, 60 DAYS
ACQUIRED: FROM DETROIT IN EXCHANGE FOR A PTBNL (RHP ELVIN RODRIGUEZ) AND RHP
GRAYSON LONG, AUG. 31, 2017
MARRIED: ASHLEY BORROR, DEC. 16, 2017
CHILDREN: SYDNEE, EVYN
of HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 215 BATS: R THROWS: R
UPTON’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP OBP SLG E
2006—South Bend .263 113 438 71 115 28 1 12 66 0 6 5 52 3 96 15 7 6 .343 .413 6
2007—Visalia .341 32 126 27 43 6 2 5 17 0 2 3 19 1 28 9 4 2 .433 .540 3
Mobile .309 71 259 48 80 17 4 13 53 0 5 5 37 3 51 10 7 6 .399 .556 5
ARIZONA .221 43 140 17 31 8 3 2 11 0 0 1 11 4 37 2 0 3 .364 .283 5
2008—ARIZONA .250 108 356 52 89 19 6 15 42 0 3 4 54 6 121 1 4 3 .463 .353 11
Tucson (1) .279 15 61 13 17 3 1 3 10 0 0 0 7 0 26 2 0 0 .353 .508 2
2009—ARIZONA .300 138 526 84 158 30 7 26 86 1 4 2 55 3 137 20 5 10 .532 .366 12
Visalia (1) .250 2 8 1 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 .333 .625 0
2010—ARIZONA .273 133 495 73 135 27 3 17 69 1 7 4 64 5 152 18 8 20 .442 .356 4
2011—ARIZONA .289 159 592 105 171 39 5 31 88 0 4 19H 59 9 126 21 9 8 .529 .369 13
2012—ARIZONA .280 150 554 107 155 24 4 17 67 0 6 5 63 5 121 18 8 7 .430 .355 5
2013—ATLANTA .263 149 558 94 147 27 2 27 70 1 4 5 75 4 161 8 1 12 .464 .354 4
2014—ARIZONA .270 154 566 77 153 34 2 29 102 0 8 6 60 1 171 8 4 10 .491 .342 8
2015—SAN DIEGO .251 150 542 85 136 26 3 26 81 0 5 4 68 5 159 19 5 10 .454 .336 3
2016—DETROIT .246 153 570 81 140 28 2 31 87 0 2 4 50 3 179 9 4 15 .465 .310 4 upton
2017—DETROIT .279 125 459 81 128 37 0 28 94 0 1 3 54 2 147 10 5 6 .362 .542 4
LAA .245 27 98 19 24 7 0 7 15 0 0 0 17 1 33 4 0 3 .357 .531 1
2018—LAA .257 145 533 80 137 18 1 30 85 0 6 10 64 1 176 8 2 12 .463 .344 4
2019—Inland Empire (1) .333 6 21 7 7 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 .440 .667 0
LAA .215 63 219 34 47 8 0 12 40 0 5 0 32 0 78 1 1 5 .416 .309 4
MAJOR TOTALS .266 1697 6208 989 1651 332 38 298 937 3 55 67 729 49 1798 147 56 124 .476 .347 85
A.L. TOTALS .258 513 1879 295 476 98 3 108 321 7 14 17 220 7 613 32 12 41 .335 .473 17
N.L. TOTALS .271 1184 4329 694 1175 234 35 190 616 3 41 50 509 42 1185 115 44 83 .352 .473 68
MINOR TOTALS .289 239 913 167 264 55 8 36 158 0 13 13 120 7 209 37 18 14 .375 .485 20
H led or tied for league lead
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2019 — Left foot turf toe; disabled Mar. 28 (retro to Mar. 25)-June 17.
2018 — Left index finger laceration; disabled Aug. 21 (retro to Aug. 19)-30.
2009 — Right ribcage muscle strain; disabled Aug. 6-26.
2008 — Left oblique muscle strain; disabled July 9-Aug. 29.
2019 SEASON
◆ Limited to 63 games due to injury in second full season with the Angels...Missed the first 72 games of the season due to
left foot turf toe...Initially suffered the injury colliding with the wall during the Club’s annual Freeway Exhibition Series...
Missed the final 15 games of the season with patellar tendonitis in his right knee...Received a PRP injection Sept. 20.
◆ Despite limited playing time, tallied 12 home runs...Two home runs away from 300 in career.

CAREER SUMMARY
◆ 13-year Major League veteran begins second full season with the Angels...Signed five-year contract extension Nov. 2,
2017...For more contract info, see Career Transactions section below.
◆ Selected to the National League All-Star team three times (2009, 2011, 2015)...Three-time Silver Slugger Award
recipient: 2011 with Arizona, 2014 with Atlanta and 2017 with the Tigers/Angels.
◆ Named the National League Player of the Month twice in career: May 2009 and April 2013.
◆ Hit 275th career home run July 14, 2018 at Dodger Stadium...One of 17 active players with at least 275 career home runs
and one of 15 to log 275 since the start of the 2008 campaign.
◆ Made Major League debut with Arizona Aug. 2, 2007 vs. San Diego...Tallied first hit Aug. 4 at Los Angeles (N.L) and first
home run Aug. 7 vs. Pittsburgh.

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