Here’s something pretty cool.
Justin Upton launched a long home run to left field off Phillies’ right-hander Kyle Kendrick in the top of the second inning tonight for the 100th home run of his career. Less than an hour later, his big brother B.J. Upton connected for a solo shot to center field off Orioles’ right-hander Tommy Hunter in the bottom of the fourth inning. And guess what? It was also his 100th career home run. Wild stuff.
You can watch video of Justin’s homer here and B.J.'s blast here. The brothers have actually made a habit out of this sort of thing, as Rays communication assistant Patrick Kurish passes along word that they have homered on the same day 13 times over the course of their careers, including 10 times since the start of 2011. They each launched their 99th career homers on July 20.
Per ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, the Uptons are the sixth pair of brothers to reach the 100-home run plateau, joining Joe and Vince DiMaggio, Sandy and Roberto Alomar, Clete and Ken Boyer, Bret and Aaron Boone and Bob and Irish Muesel.