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Article: One Upton one-ups older brother

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June 8, 2005
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NEW YORK - Justin Upton was simply too good for the Arizona Diamondbacks to pass up.

Despite having a few talented shortstops already in their minor league system, the Diamondbacks added another when they made the Virginia high school star the top pick in the baseball draft Tuesday.

"I think everybody saw the same thing," general manager Joe Garagiola Jr. told The Associated Press. "They saw an extremely gifted athlete. That understandably catches your eye. And when you're around him, and around his family, you get the feeling that these people have their values together."

Upton and his brother B.J., the second pick in 2002 by Tampa Bay, are the highest-drafted siblings. They weren't the ...

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