Matthew Erickson (born July 30, 1975) is an American former professional

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and current

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in the

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organization. From 2011 to 2021, he was

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of the

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, the Class A affiliate of the Brewers.

Career

Erickson played collegiate baseball for the

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. In 1996, he played

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with the

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of the

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 7th round of the

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, and later signed on December 19, , 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

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against

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. On June 25, , Erickson was released by the Brewers and signed with the Marlins on August 5, 2005. On February 8, , Erickson signed a minor league contract with the

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. Erickson became a free agent after the season. On December 3, , Erickson was named the hitting coach for the Low-A

in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. In January 2011, he was selected to manage the Timber Rattlers in 2011. Erickson was promoted to Milwaukee to serve as their infield instructor and assistant hitting coach beginning with the 2022 season.

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