B.J. Upton
B.J. Upton
Melvin Emanuel Upton, Jr., formerly known as B. J. Upton, is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. He has also played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, Atlanta Braves, and San Diego Padres...
approach brought however might patient strike taken walks
I was always brought up to be patient at the plate. That's the approach I've always taken to hitting. That may be why he said that -- I take a lot of pitches. I might strike out 100 or however many times a year, but my walks to strikeouts about evens out.