Brewers’ Rickie Weeks Out for the Season
May 19, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
The Milwaukee Brewers suffered a big blow on Monday when they learned that starting second baseman Rickie Weeks will be out for the rest of the 2009 baseball season due to a wrist injury. At 24-14, the Brewers have been surpassing most expectations — with Weeks playing a big role.
The 26-year-old infielder seemed to finally be living up to his potential. He was hitting .272 with nine homers, 24 RBI and 28 runs in 37 games. Weeks was on pace to shatter his career-highs in nearly every statistical category.
Weeks, who has had surgery on his right wrist in 2006 and in 2005 on his left thumb, suffered a torn sheath in his left wrist. The surgery to repair the sheath will have Weeks out for up to six months.
“Rickie was making progress,” said Brewers general manager Doug Melvin. “He was showing he could be the kind of player we all thought he could be.”
Weeks is expected to have the operation later in the week.
Rickie Weeks Injury Update (Image: Zuma Press)
