Melvin Upton Jr. (born August 21 1984 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the Tampa Bay Rays (formerly the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.. His nickname, B.J., is short for "Bossman Junior"—his father's nickname was "Bossman." Upton was drafted second overall in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by Tampa Bay out of Greenbrier Christian Academy in Chesapeake, Virginia. Widely considered a very polished prospect able to hit for both power and average, poor defensive play at shortstop kept him in the minor leagues until 2007. He is also a brother to Justin Upton from the Arizona Diamondbacks.