Justin Upton, the top pick in the 2005 amateur draft, agrees to a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks that includes a $6.1 million signing bonus payable over five years.

 

On January 7, 2006 — Justin Upton, the top pick in the 2005 amateur draft, agrees to a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks that includes a $6.1 million signing bonus payable over five years.

 


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Baseball Reference January 7

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