Jemile Weeks

Jemile Weeks
Weeks playing for Oakland in 2011.
San Diego Padres
Second baseman
Born: (1987-01-26) January 26, 1987 Orlando, Florida
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 7, 2011, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics (through July 27, 2015)
Batting average	.262
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	60
Stolen bases	40
Teams
Oakland Athletics (2011–2013) Baltimore Orioles (2014) Boston Red Sox (2014–2015)

Jemile Weeks

Medal record
Men’s baseball
Competitor for  United States
World University Championship
	2006 Havana	Team

Jemile Nykiwa Weeks (/dʒɛˈmaɪl/ je-MEYEL;^[1] born January 26, 1987) is an American professional baseball second baseman who plays in the San Diego Padres organization. He has also played for the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He is the younger brother of free agent second baseman Rickie Weeks.^[2] He played college baseball at the University of Miami.

Amateur career

Weeks attended Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida. At Altamonte Springs, Weeks hit .472 as a junior and led the team to a conference title, and also won All-State honors twice. Weeks also went 3-3 with a home run in the 2005 Playstation All-America Baseball Game and played football for two seasons. Weeks then attended the University of Miami. As a freshman, Weeks hit .352 and was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American. In his junior and final season for Miami, Weeks hit .363 with 13 home runs and a .641 slugging percentage.^[3][4]

Professional career

Oakland Athletics

Weeks was originally drafted by the Brewers in the eighth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose, instead, to attend the University of Miami. He played college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes. The Oakland Athletics then selected him twelfth overall in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.

Weeks was batting .297 in nineteen games for the Kane County Cougars in 2008 when a torn hip flexor ended his season. He played fall ball with the Phoenix Desert Dogs in 2009, and was named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star. At the start of the 2010 season, Weeks was ranked seventh in Oakland's farm system according to Baseball America^[5] and appeared as a non-roster invitee for the Athletics in spring 2011.

He was called up to the majors for the first time on June 7, 2011.^[6] He won the MLB Rookie of the Month Award for the American League in June 2011. He batted .309, with seven doubles, three triples, six RBIs, and six stolen bases in this month.

In 2012, Weeks hit .220 with 14 doubles, 8 triples, 2 homers, 20 RBIs, 50 walks, and 15 stolen bases. On August 22, 2012, Weeks was demoted to the Triple-A's Sacramento River Cats when the A's activated outfielder Seth Smith and acquired Stephen Drew from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Baltimore Orioles

On December 2, 2013, Weeks and a player to be named later (PTBNL) were traded to the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Jim Johnson. The PTBNL was identified as David Freitas on December 12.^[7]

Boston Red Sox

The Orioles traded Weeks and Iván DeJesús, Jr. to the Boston Red Sox for Michael Almanzar and Kelly Johnson on August 30, 2014. On December 8, 2014 he was outrighted to AAA Pawtucket Red Sox.^[8]

San Diego Padres

On January 16th, 2016, Weeks signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Miami Hurricanes bio