MILWAUKEE -- After two seasons in the dugout alongside Brewers manager Pat Murphy, associate manager Rickie Weeks is moving back upstairs to the front office.
Weeks is transitioning to the role of special assistant in baseball operations and domestic and international scouting, the club announced on Thursday, ending the former All-Star second baseman’s stint on the coaching staff.
“As I talked to Rickie about his future and the Brewers’ future, I felt like he and I were aligned on what he thought would be best to help the organization and build his resume professionally,” Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said. “It’s a really cool opportunity. He’s obviously worn a lot of different hats for us.”
Asked whether the change was initiated by Weeks or by the Brewers, Arnold said, “A combination. We talked at the end of the season about, ‘Where do you see this going in your career?’ I think it was a combination of conversations for both of us.”
The Brewers will not hire a new coach for Weeks’ role, the club said. Rather, the duties traditionally assigned to a bench coach will be spread to other members of the staff. The club has not made any other announcements about the makeup of the 2026 coaching staff under Murphy, who is once again a finalist for National League Manager of the Year after the Brewers won the NL Central for the third consecutive season and set a franchise record with 97 victories.
Weeks’ new role will be wide-ranging, covering both Major League, Minor League and amateur acquisition. The Brewers said that Weeks will assist with the evaluation of Draft-eligible and international players by attending player tryouts, tournaments and signing-day events. He will be “instrumental” in preparing for the MLB Draft and will assist in recruiting and evaluating possible player signings, both professional and amateur.
Additionally, Weeks will help the Brewers in assessment of on-field rules changes and other competition-related matters.
"The Brewers’ organization has done an exceptional job with the team over the last two years, and I am appreciative of my time on the coaching staff," Weeks said in a statement. "I will miss the relationships with players and staff and wish nothing but the best to everyone. Right now, I will refocus in a new capacity with my eyes on future growth to help this club gain wins in a different role."
Weeks, 43, had a memorable start as a Brewers coach on November 15, 2023, when he inadvertently dropped an expletive during a fiery press conference introducing Murphy as manager, saying, “Let’s [bleeping] go.” It marked Weeks’ return to the dugout after spending the previous two years as an assistant in player development from 2022-23, and was believed to be the start of training Weeks for a future as a Major League manager.
Now, there’s been a change of plans back to Weeks’ former position. He had been promoted to special assistant to player development just prior to being named associate manager.
The former second baseman played 14 seasons in the Majors with Milwaukee (2003, 2005-14), Seattle (2015), Arizona (2016) and Tampa Bay (2017). He was an All-Star in 2011 and is a member of the Brewers Wall of Honor.
“He was Murph’s right-hand guy for a couple of years now, but we felt it was better to distribute that among a lot of different people,” Arnold said. “I think it will [allow] a number of different people to take on new roles and take on more and grow in their roles as well.”
Weeks won’t be the only Brewers coach in a new role for 2026, but the club was not ready to announce other staff changes as of Thursday other than to confirm the departure of Connor Dawson. He had been one of the Brewers’ hitting coaches since November 2021 but is going home to Kansas City to coach for the Royals, as first reported by Fansided’s Robert Murray.
“It’s a tough loss for us but home for him,” Arnold said.