Justin Upton

Justin Upton, nicknamed J-Up, was the real deal. A 188 cm outfielder born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1987, he reached the 2009 All-Star Game, won a 2011 Silver Slugger, and was named USA Today's Minor League Player of the Year back in 2007. What moves me most is the family story: he shared a clubhouse with his brother B. J. Upton on both the Braves and the Padres, a rare bit of baseball romance. Upton was prized for power, but what I admire is the resilience to keep delivering under the weight of perpetual expectation. That mental durability defined his long career.

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Name (English)

Justin Upton

Name (Japanese)

ジャスティン・アップトン

Reading

じゃすてぃん・あっぷとん

Born

August 25, 1987 (age 39)

Origin

Virginia, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

High school

Great Bridge High School

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2011 Silver Slugger Award
• 2007 USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jupton8/
• Xhttps://x.com/JUST_JUP
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin%20Upton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2943674

Tags

• Virginia
• baseball player

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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