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Justin Upton, left, and B.J, Upton will be teaming up in Atlanta.
The Braves’ acquisition of the Upton brothers this offseason — signing free agent B.J. and getting Justin in a trade with the Diamondbacks — marks the sixth time the franchise will have brothers playing at the same time, the most in the majors. Teams that have deployed the most brother tandems since 1950:
Compiled by Richard McSweeney
6: Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves
Justin and B.J. Upton 2013
J.D. and Tim Drew 2004
Mickey and Rick Mahler 1979
Phil and Joe Niekro 1973-74
Hank and Tommie Aaron 1962-63, 1965, 1968-71
Joe and Frank Torre 1960
5: San Diego Padres
Jerry and Scott Hairston 2010
Adrian and Edgar Gonzalez 2008
Brian and Marcus Giles 2007
Chris and Tony Gwynn 1996
Roberto and Sandy Alomar 1988-89
5: Philadelphia/Kansas City/Oakland A’s
Jason and Jeremy Giambi 2000-01
Jose and Ozzie Canseco 1990
Clete and Cloyd Boyer 1955
Bobby and Billy Shantz 1954-55
Alex and Walt Kellner 1952-53
Note: Only twice has a team had three brothers on the roster at the same time — the 1963 Giants had Matty, Jesus, and Felipe Alou and the 1973 Cardinals had Hector, Jose, and Tommy Cruz.
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