When you look at his stat lines for the season, you wouldn’t be impressed. Justin Upton has been awful in 2020, to say the least. He’s hitting .192 with an OPS of .644. He has five homers and only 16 RBI. It’s been rough.
However, over the course of the last week... he’s been their best hitter.
Going back to August 28, Upton has a slash of .429/.515/.750/1.265. He also has two homers and nine RBI. During this stretch, the Angels have gone 7-3. That’s no coincidence.
“I’m getting back to basics in the cage and working as hard as I can and starting to see some results,” Upton said to the media following Sunday’s win over the Astros.