Good thing he has the bulky elbow brace.
In the sixth inning of tonight's game, White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Axelrod hit Rickie Weeks with an 89 MPH fastball. Not altogether an unusual event, but made even less unusual by the fact that Rickie Weeks has been hit by a lot of pitchers in his career.
Weeks has now been hit by one-hundred pitches, to be exact. Of active players, Rickie Weeks has been hit by the eleventh most pitches. Here are the current ten active players with more plunkings:
| Player | HBP |
| Jason Giambi | 175 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 163 |
| Derek Jeter | 159 |
| Chase Utley | 139 |
| Scott Rolen | 125 |
| Miguel Tejada | 121 |
| Reed Johnson | 117 |
| Manny Ramirez | 109 |
| Vlad Guerrero | 103 |
| Carlos Quentin | 102 |
The career record for being hit by pitches belongs to Hughie Jennings, who was hit by 287 pitches over an 18 year career from 1891-1918. His record includes one year where he was hit by 51 pitches and two where he was hit 46 times apiece. Here is the top ten for career hit-by-pitches:
| Player | HBP |
| Hughie Jennings | 287 |
| Craig Biggio | 285 |
| Tommy Tucker | 272 |
| Don Baylor | 267 |
| Jason Kendall | 254 |
| Ron Hunt | 243 |
| Dan McGann | 230 |
| Frank Robinson | 198 |
| Minnie Minoso | 192 |
| Jake Beckley | 183 |
Rickie Weeks has moved ahead of Elmer Flick, Bucky Harris, and Eddie Yost to claim the 72nd most hit-by-pitches of all time. For a complete list, see here.
Here's to many more (unharmful) plunkings for Rickie Weeks!
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