By Brian Hedger Freddie Freeman’s smiling face on Friday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field was exactly what Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez hoped to see. While Freeman and Jason Heyward didn’t play, both could return this weekend. Justin Upton, who sprained his left calf last Friday, returned to the lineup for the opener against the White Sox. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Eric Single While Jason Heyward, B.J. Upton and Justin Upton won’t see the field until after the All-Star break, some encouraging initial reports on Saturday morning indicated that the Braves could have at least one member of their ailing Opening Day outfield back in the lineup by the time the team opens its first series after the break in Chicago on Friday. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Associated Press Brothers B.J. and Justin Upton left the Braves’ game against the Reds on Friday night with injuries, making a clean sweep of the Atlanta outfield in two days. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at ESPN Headlines
By Mark Bowman B.J. Upton led off the game with a homer, Justin Upton hit his Major League-leading ninth home run and Gattis added to his legend with an eighth-inning pinch-hit homer that proved to be the decisive blow in Thursday night’s 6-4 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.
From: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_04_18_atlmlb_pitmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=atl
By Mark Bowman With his eighth-inning home run in Tuesday night’s win over the Royals, Justin Upton became the first player in Braves history to hit eight home runs through the team’s first 13 games of a season.
By Associated Press Jason Heyward, Justin Upton and Dan Uggla homered in the eighth inning, and Juan Francisco hit a pair of solo shots earlier
By Matt Yallof Nearly twenty years later — with the help of the MLB Network research department — I’ve pinpointed the 1993 Gary Sheffield deal as a comp for the Justin Upton trade that took place this past offseason.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Mark Bowman After B.J. Upton and Justin Upton hit ninth-inning home runs that provided the Braves a thrilling 6-5 win over the Cubs on Saturday night, they spent some time with their parents, who have been in Atlanta throughout the past week. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By The Huffington Post News Editors
ATLANTA — B.J. and Justin Upton never had the nerve to imagine an ending like the one they provided Saturday night – not even after they both moved to the Atlanta Braves this offseason.
One brother homers to tie it in the ninth. The other homers to win it.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Huffington Post
By Mark Bowman Long after adding to his memorable first week in Atlanta with a first-inning home run, Justin Upton teamed with his older brother B.J. to hit a pair of ninth-inning home runs that gave the Braves a 6-5 win over the Cubs at Turner Field on Saturday night. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Mark Bowman Freddie Freeman fueled an early power barrage against Cole Hamels, and Justin Upton introduced himself to his new hometown crowd with one of the three homers the Braves drilled on the way to opening this season with Monday night’s 7-5 win over the Phillies at Turner Field. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Mark Bowman One month into his first spring season with the Braves, Justin Upton has already hit two of the longest home runs in Champion Stadium history, and has conjured memories of the long homers once hit at this venue. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Mark Bowman Having played a portion of his Hall of Fame career with his brother, Cal Ripken Jr. is looking forward to seeing B.J. Upton and Justin Upton play for the Braves over the course of the next few years. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Associated Press Justin Upton hit one of the longest home runs ever seen at Atlanta’s spring training complex, a towering drive that cleared the grass berm beyond left field, as the Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 7-6 Monday. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at ESPN Headlines
By Associated Press The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $40 million, four-year contract with Martin Prado just a week after acquiring the former All-Star infielder in a trade that sent Justin Upton to Atlanta.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at ESPN Headlines
By Adam Berry The D-backs acquired Martin Prado as the centerpiece of the Justin Upton trade with the expectation that they could lock him up with a long-term contract extension. They took care of that Thursday, as Prado agreed to a four-year contract through 2016.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Bill Ladson The Nationals are looking to win their second consecutive National League East title, and they realize it will not be easy. They noticed that the Braves improved themselves last week by acquiring outfielder Justin Upton in a trade that sent infielder/outfielder Martin Prado and prospects to the D-backs.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Paul Casella B.J. and Justin Upton are next in a line of approximately 100 sets of brothers to play as teammates. Though rare, brothers donning the same Major League uniform is nothing new. It can be traced as far back as 1882, when Bill and Jack Gleason suited up for the St. Louis Browns.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Richard Justice The D-backs are being second-guessed for trading away Justin Upton, but general manager Kevin Towers knows what he’s doing. He has never had anything close to the most resources, but has kept his teams in contention. He has also understood that roster building is more an art than a science and that how the people fit is almost as important as how the numbers fit.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB
By Bryan Hoch What is Andy Pettitte‘s status for the World Baseball Classic? Why didn’t the Yankees pursue Justin Upton or Delmon Young? Beat reporter Bryan Hoch answers fans questions in his latest Inbox.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at MLB