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Matt Erickson 
Infielder Born: July 30, 1975
Appleton, WisconsinBatted: Left Threw: Right MLB debut July 9, 2004 for the Milwaukee Brewers Last MLB appearance July 18, 2004 for the Milwaukee Brewers Career statistics Batting average .167 Home runs 0 Runs batted in 0 Teams Medal record Men’s baseball Competitor for 
United StatesBaseball World Cup Silver 2001 Taipei National team Matthew Erickson (born July 30, 1975, in Appleton, Wisconsin) is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2004. He is presently manager of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Class A affiliate of the Brewers.
Erickson played collegiate baseball for the University of Arkansas. 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.[1] In January 2011, he was selected to manage the Timber Rattlers in 2011.[2]
References
- ^ Nikki Becker (2008-12-03). "Timber Rattlers announce 2009 field staff". MiLB.com. http://wisconsin.timberrattlers.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081203&content_id=484941&vkey=news_t572&fext=.jsp&sid=t572. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ McCalvy, Adam. "Brewers finalize Minor League coaching staffs." Major League Baseball. 5 January 2010. Retrieved on 5 January 2010.
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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