At 24 years, 2 months, became the youngest player to hit 7 or more homers in a postseason Combined with Longoria 6 homers to hit 13 home runs in the postseason, 2nd-most of any pair of teammates in major league history SF Barry Bonds and Rich Aurilia hit 14 in Was a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts, 4 of them coming in the World Series Boston, hit a gamewinning, bases-loaded, 11th-inning sacrifice fly to score pinch-runner Fernando Perez Was 9th in the AL in slugging.
Became the first Ray to reach 20 homers and 20 steals, one of only 12 players all-time to do it at his age or younger Is one of only 5 players all-time to hit. Is one of 12 players since to record a. Started 48 games at 2B and 74 in CF Despite limited time there, his 11 assists were tied with Philadelphia's Aaron Rowand for 2nd most among Major League center fielders Was the Rays Opening Day second baseman and started 48 of the first 59 games at 2B before suffering a strained left quadriceps muscle Returned July From May , was leading the AL in hitting, the deepest into the season any Ray has led the league in hitting His 2-run, 2-out pinch-hit home run on Sep 8 off Toronto's Jeremy Accardo in the 9th inning gave the Rays a win On Sep 17 he stole home on a straight steal at Los Angeles Boston and Aubrey Huff, Sep 6, vs.
Hit safely in 33 of his 48 starts Went 2-for-4 with a double his first game, Aug. Owns miscues in career professional games Did make one of the majors' top defensive plays of the year, throwing out Oakland's Nick Swisher from his back Aug. Suffered a strained left shoulder Aug 17 vs. Toronto following a swing at the plate Lone home run was Sep 23 off Randy Johnson Collected a season-high 3 hits Sep 19 vs.
Was successful on 11 of 14 stolen base attempts Turned 22 years old on Aug. Hit leadoff 5 games In his brief major league career has batted.
Had one RBI in 23 road games Aug. Was his first major league action since when he started 41 games for the Rays Made the move from shortstop to 3rd base on July 13 committing 5 errors in 18 games at AAA Connected for a walk-off grand slam in the 9th inning April 14 against Toledo DET , Upton's first career grand slam and first career walk-off home run Topped all Rays minor leaguers with 98 runs scored, a career-high 36 doubles and a career-most 60 extra-base hits Also stole a career-high 44 bases, second most in the IL and just two off the league leader Led the Bulls in average.
Recorded his first career multi-home run game July 29 at Louisville Reds with a pair of solo home runs off Bats starter Ben Kozlowski Led all minor leaguers with 53 errors Was tabbed as the league's starting shortstop for the midseason and postseason All-Star teams in addition to being the starting shortstop for Team USA at the All-Star Future's Game 0-for-2 for the second straight year Never went more than 2 straight games without a hit After starting the season 1-for, he had a 9-game streak.
Hit 3rd in the lineup 3 times, first was Aug. Made his ML debut Aug 2 vs. Boston starting as the DH On Sept. It was a really good play. He can play.
You can tell he has a really good idea, offensively. Defensively he showed today he's got the tools. He's young so the more he works, the better he'll be. Was the starting shortstop for the U. Was 0-for At AAA hit. For the Bulls batted. RH and. Began the season at AA Montgomery - In 29 games hit a team best. Reached base in 26 of his 29 games and lead the team with 21 runs, 49 total bases, and 14 walks Named 1 overall prospect in minor league baseball by Baseball America Delmon Young was 2 this year Baseball America also named him the best year-old in their November 7, edition For his career he has made 91 errors in minor league games at shortstop For comparison's sake: Derek Jeter had 90 errors in his first minor league games.
Also selected the top shortstop prospect among all the minor leagues. Was also selected by league managers as the South Atlantic League's most outstanding prospect, best base runner and as having the best infield arm. Was promoted to AA Orlando on Aug.
Batted a combined. His 73 walks led the Rays organization and his. Committed 56 errors, most in the minor leagues and the same number made by Derek Jeter in the same league when he was Struggled early at Charleston All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only.
Upton Statistics and History. The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues. We have dramatically expanded our coverage of the Negro Leagues and historical Black major league players. Read our Announcement. WAR R Upton page at the Bullpen Wiki. Batting Career Batting Postseason Fielding Postseason. More B. Pitchers in non-DH games that appeared on the lineup card but didn't bat will still have a game in this column.
Bold season totals indicate player led league. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Sign up for the free Stathead newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. View a sample email. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. His range for a middle infielder is outstanding. The only questions concern his bat. He has a wiry build with a chance for power but needs to get stronger. Scouts compare Upton to a young Derek Jeter, right down to the swagger.
Upton is further along in his development than Jeter at a comparable age. He's more physically mature than Jeter, who developed his physique in pro ball, and has better power.
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