Matt Erickson

Matt Erickson
Matt Erickson
	Infielder
	Born: July 30, 1975 (age 46); Appleton, Wisconsin
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 9, 2004, for the Milwaukee Brewers
Last MLB appearance
	July 18, 2004, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.167
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
	Milwaukee Brewers (2004);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing United States
Baseball World Cup

Matthew Erickson (born July 30, 1975) is an American former professional infielder who played for the Milwaukee Brewers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2004. He is now manager of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Class A affiliate of the Brewers.

Career[]

Erickson played collegiate baseball for the University of Arkansas. In 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1] He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 7th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball 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 Florida 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. Erickson became a free agent after the 2007 season.

On December 3, 2008, Erickson was named the hitting coach for the Low-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.^[2] In January 2011, he was selected to manage the Timber Rattlers in 2011.^[3]

References[]

^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ Nikki Becker (2008-12-03). "Timber Rattlers announce 2009 field staff". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
^ McCalvy, Adam. "Brewers finalize Minor League coaching staffs." Major League Baseball. 5 January 2010. Retrieved on 5 January 2010.

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

[1] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[2] Nikki Becker (2008-12-03). "Timber Rattlers announce 2009 field staff". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2008-12-07.

[3] McCalvy, Adam. "Brewers finalize Minor League coaching staffs." Major League Baseball. 5 January 2010. Retrieved on 5 January 2010.

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