Rickie Weeks Jr. participant of 2017 Major League Baseball season
Tampa Bay Rays
On February 3, 2017, Weeks signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays that included an invitation to spring training. On April 2, 2017 the Tampa Bay Rays announced Weeks had made the opening day roster and would platoon at first base with Logan Morrison. Weeks went on the DL on June 9 for a shoulder injury and was released on July 24. For the season, Weeks had a slash line of .216/.321/.340/ hitting 2 homeruns in 37 games (112 plate appearances) striking out 49 times. For the season, he had the highest strikeout percentage against left-handed pitchers (42.9%).