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1 Amateur career  





2 Professional career  



2.1  Oakland Athletics  





2.2  Baltimore Orioles  





2.3  Boston Red Sox  





2.4  San Diego Padres  





2.5  Chicago Cubs  





2.6  Acereros de Monclova  







3 References  





4 External links  














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Jemile Weeks
Weeks with the Oakland Athletics, 2011
Second baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1987-01-26) January 26, 1987 (age 37)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.

Batted: Switch

Threw: Right

MLB debut
June 7, 2011, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
May 7, 2016, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average.254
Home runs4
Runs batted in62
Stolen bases41
Teams

Medals

Men’s baseball
Representing  United States
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Havana Team

Jemile Nykiwa Weeks (əˈml jə-MYLE;[1] born January 26, 1987) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and San Diego Padres.

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

Amateur career[edit]

Weeks attended Lake Brantley High SchoolinAltamonte 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]

Weeks was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the eighth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft, but he chose, instead, to attend the University of Miami. He played college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes.

Professional career[edit]

Oakland Athletics[edit]

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[edit]

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] He played in only three games for Baltimore, going 3–for–11 (.273). Weeks split 73 games in the minor leagues between the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Orioles, Low–A Aberdeen IronBirds, and Triple–A Norfolk Tides, accumulating a .303/.411/.427 batting line with one home run, 22 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.[8]

Boston Red Sox[edit]

The Orioles traded Weeks and Iván DeJesús Jr. to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Michael Almanzar and Kelly Johnson on August 30, 2014. On December 8,, he was removed from the 40–man roster and outrighted to the Triple–A Pawtucket Red Sox.[9]

San Diego Padres[edit]

The San Diego Padres signed Weeks to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training in 2016.[10] He began the season with the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League,[11] and was promoted to the major leagues on April 20.[12] In 17 games with Padres, Weeks hit only .140 with 2 runs batted in and one stolen base.

Chicago Cubs[edit]

On December 22, 2016, Weeks signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization.[13] In 63 games he hit .235 with 2 home runs and 24 runs batted in for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.[14]

Acereros de Monclova[edit]

On February 13, 2018, Weeks signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican Baseball League.[15] He was released on July 3, 2018.

References[edit]

  • ^ John Shea, Chronicle Staff Writer (March 7, 2011). "Jemile Weeks comes up big against brother's team". SFGate. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  • ^ "Major Leaguers - the Baseball Cube".
  • ^ "Player Bio: Jemile Weeks". Hurricanesports.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  • ^ "BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Rankings: Organization Top 10 Prospects: Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Prospects". January 19, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  • ^ Gleeman, Aaron (June 7, 2011). "A's place Mark Ellis on DL, call up Jemile Weeks from Triple-A". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  • ^ "Orioles acquire minor league catcher David Freitas to complete Jim Johnson trade". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  • ^ "Red Sox acquire Jemile Weeks, Ivan Dejesus from Orioles". mlbdailydish.com. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  • ^ "Orioles add Kelly Johnson and Michael Almanzar from Boston". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  • ^ Sanders, Jeff (March 9, 2016). "Padres not short on opportunity for Jemile Weeks". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  • ^ Glaser, Kyle (April 3, 2016). "PADRES: Rea, Buchter, Rosales grab final roster spots". Press Enterprise. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  • ^ "Padres promote Jemile Weeks". San Diego Union-Tribune. April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  • ^ Eddy, Matt (December 24, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Dec. 10-22". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  • ^ "Outgoing Cubs Minor League Free Agents: John Andreoli, Trey Martin, Among Others". bleachernation.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  • ^ "Jemile Weeks refuerza a Acereros". Periódico La Voz (in Spanish). Retrieved February 14, 2018.
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