Jemile Weeks | |||
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Weeks with the Oakland Athletics
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Chicago Cubs – No. 8 | |||
Second baseman | |||
Born: Orlando, Florida |
January 26, 1987 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 7, 2011, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Batting average | .254 | ||
Home runs | 4 | ||
Runs batted in | 62 | ||
Stolen bases | 41 | ||
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Men’s baseball | ||
Representing United States | ||
World University Championship | ||
2006 Havana | Team |
Jemile Nykiwa Weeks (/dʒɛˈmaɪl/ je-MEYEL; born January 26, 1987) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization. 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 Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Rickie Weeks. He played college baseball at the University of Miami.
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.