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Rickie Weeks Jr.
Rickie Darnell Weeks Jr. (born September 13, 1982) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Between 2003 and 2017, he played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Tampa Bay Rays. He was an MLB All-Star in 2011. After retiring as a player, Weeks has worked in the Brewers organization, serving as associate manager in 2024 and 2025.
Weeks set college baseball records, winning the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy at Southern University in 2003. The Brewers drafted him with the second pick in that summer's draft.
Born and raised in Altamonte Springs, Florida, Weeks attended Lake Brantley High School. At Lake Brantley, Weeks played baseball, but also played football as a cornerback and wide receiver for a season. Weeks then attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As a sophomore in 2002, he batted .495 with 20 home runs, winning the NCAA Division I batting title. The next year, he batted .479 with 16 home runs, winning a second straight batting title and finishing his career with a .465 batting average (254-for-546), highest in NCAA history. In 2003, he also was named Baseball America College Player of the Year and the Golden Spikes Award, given annually to the top amateur player. The Milwaukee Brewers selected him second overall in the 2003 MLB draft.
Weeks signed a contract with a $3.6 million signing bonus. He made his major league debut on September 15, 2003.
Weeks did not become a full-time player for the Brewers until June 2005, when he was recalled from the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, despite playing much of the 2005 season with a thumb injury. In his first full MLB season in 2005, Weeks had a batting average of .239 to go with 13 home runs and 15 stolen bases in 96 games. These HR/SB number are consistent with his minor league totals (playing in 209 games) of 21 home runs and 24 stolen bases. In 2006, Weeks hit .279 with 8 home runs, 34 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases in 95 games.
Weeks was sent down to Nashville on July 31, 2007, since he was batting below .200 after returning from a wrist injury.
In 2008, he had the lowest fielding percentage (.975) and the most errors (15) of all NL second basemen. On offense, however, Weeks scored 46.6% of the time he reached base, second-best in the NL.
In Game 1 of the 2008 NL Division Series, Weeks made a key error in the third inning that led to three unearned runs scored by the Phillies in Philadelphia's 3–1 victory. In Game 3, Weeks injured his knee while trying to beat out a throw at first base. He underwent surgery the next day to remove torn cartilage from his left knee.
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Rickie Weeks Jr.
Rickie Darnell Weeks Jr. (born September 13, 1982) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Between 2003 and 2017, he played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Tampa Bay Rays. He was an MLB All-Star in 2011. After retiring as a player, Weeks has worked in the Brewers organization, serving as associate manager in 2024 and 2025.
Weeks set college baseball records, winning the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy at Southern University in 2003. The Brewers drafted him with the second pick in that summer's draft.
Born and raised in Altamonte Springs, Florida, Weeks attended Lake Brantley High School. At Lake Brantley, Weeks played baseball, but also played football as a cornerback and wide receiver for a season. Weeks then attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As a sophomore in 2002, he batted .495 with 20 home runs, winning the NCAA Division I batting title. The next year, he batted .479 with 16 home runs, winning a second straight batting title and finishing his career with a .465 batting average (254-for-546), highest in NCAA history. In 2003, he also was named Baseball America College Player of the Year and the Golden Spikes Award, given annually to the top amateur player. The Milwaukee Brewers selected him second overall in the 2003 MLB draft.
Weeks signed a contract with a $3.6 million signing bonus. He made his major league debut on September 15, 2003.
Weeks did not become a full-time player for the Brewers until June 2005, when he was recalled from the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, despite playing much of the 2005 season with a thumb injury. In his first full MLB season in 2005, Weeks had a batting average of .239 to go with 13 home runs and 15 stolen bases in 96 games. These HR/SB number are consistent with his minor league totals (playing in 209 games) of 21 home runs and 24 stolen bases. In 2006, Weeks hit .279 with 8 home runs, 34 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases in 95 games.
Weeks was sent down to Nashville on July 31, 2007, since he was batting below .200 after returning from a wrist injury.
In 2008, he had the lowest fielding percentage (.975) and the most errors (15) of all NL second basemen. On offense, however, Weeks scored 46.6% of the time he reached base, second-best in the NL.
In Game 1 of the 2008 NL Division Series, Weeks made a key error in the third inning that led to three unearned runs scored by the Phillies in Philadelphia's 3–1 victory. In Game 3, Weeks injured his knee while trying to beat out a throw at first base. He underwent surgery the next day to remove torn cartilage from his left knee.