The Major League Baseball player formerly known as B.J. Upton is once again B.J. Upton.
According to USA Today Sports' Scott Boeck, Upton has decided to ditch the name "Melvin" in favor of "B.J." This comes nearly four years after he initially made the change back to his birth name.
"B.J." stands for Bossman Junior, a nod to his father's "Bossman" nickname.
Upton discussed the change to his birth name with MLB.com in February 2015 (h/t the New York Post):
"It was the name that was given to me as a kid, so I felt I wanted to go by my real name.