Matt Erickson

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Matt Erickson

Free Agent — No. --
Infielder
Born: July 30, 1975 (1975-07-30) (age 32)
Appleton, Wisconsin
Bats: Left Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
July 92004 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2007)
Batting average     .167
Home runs     0
Runs batted in     0
Teams

Matthew Erickson (born July 30, 1975 in Appleton, Wisconsin) is a free agent utility player who played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2004.

Erickson was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft, and later signed on December 19, 2003 as a minor league free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers after spending several seasons in the minor leagues within the Marlins organization.

Erickson was called up to the Brewers in 2004 where he played in 4 games, and went 1 for 6 with a base hit against Greg Maddux. On June 25, 2005, Erickson was released by the Brewers and signed with the Marlins on August 5, 2005. On February 8, 2006, Erickson signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He became a free agent after the 2007 season.

Erickson played collegiately for the University of Arkansas.