the Upton brothers go deep to both record their 100th career home run on the same night in different ball parks

In the span of about an hour, the Upton brothers go deep to both record their 100th career home run on the same night in different ball parks when Diamondback outfielder Justin goes yard off Kyle Kendrick at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park, and older sibling B.J., playing center field, hits a Tropicana Field round-tripper for the Rays off Baltimore’s Tommy Hunter. On July 20th, the boys from Norfolk, Virginia also hit their 99th homers on same day.

Rays win their salary arbitration hearing with OF B.J. Upton

2010 – The Rays win their salary arbitration hearing with OF B.J. Upton, who has to settle for a salary of $3 million this season, $300,000 less than he sought. It is still seven time what he made in 2009, when he hit .241 with 11 homers, 55 RBI and 42 stolen bases.