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Positions: SS-444, CF-365, 3B-80, 2B-53, DH-14, OF-3, LF-1

Full Name: Melvin Emmanuel Upton
Born: Aug 21,1984 in Norfolk, Virginia
Height: 6-2  Weight: 170  Bats: Right  Throws: Right
High School: Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake, Virginia)  "Gators"
College: None

Contract: Signed 1-year, $435,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on Feb 25,2009.

Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay Rays in 1st Round (2nd overall) of 2002 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $4,600,000)

First Round Draft Pick 2002 (#2)

Futures Game Participant USA 2004-2005

High School All-American 2002 (IF)

Player of the Month 1x Jun-2009 (AL)

Player of the Week 2x Jul-22-2007, Jun-21-2009

Teenaged Rookie 19 yrs old

Top Prospect 2003 MLB (#21),2004 MLB (#2),2003 Tb (#3),2004 Tb (#1)

Signed by Scout: Doug Witt

MLB Debut: Aug 2,2004

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Scouting Report
Power:	65
Batting:	69
Speed:	89
Contact:	25
Patience:	86
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2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Awards (9)

2001	2nd team High School All-American IF
2002	1st team High School All-American IF
2003	Tampa Bay Devil Rays Minor League Player of the Year
2003	South Atlantic League All-Star SS
2003	South Atlantic League Most Outstanding Prospect
2004	Baseball America 1st team Minor League All-Star SS
2005	Baseball America 2nd team Minor League All-Star SS
2005	Triple-A All-Star SS
2005	International League All-Star SS

Awards Notes: Includes Major League Baseball Awards since 1903 and other league awards since 1993. Awards include trophies, all-star selections, trophy voting record and hall-of-fame voting histories. Awards are generally updated once a year.