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Keon Broxton
Keon Darell Broxton (born May 7, 1990) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, and Seattle Mariners.
Broxton attended Lakeland Senior High School in Lakeland, Florida. The Philadelphia Phillies selected him in the 29th round of the 2008 MLB Draft. He did not sign and attended Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida to play college baseball. With Santa Fe, he appeared in the JUCO World Series.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Broxton in the third round, with the 95th overall selection, of the 2009 MLB draft. Through 2012, he played for the Missoula Osprey of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, South Bend Silver Hawks of the Single-A Midwest League, and Visalia Rawhide of the High-A California League. The Diamondbacks assigned him to the Reno Aces of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League for the Triple-A National Championship Game, in which he hit a home run, helping the Aces win.
On November 19, 2012, the Diamondbacks added Broxton to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Broxton spent the 2013 season with the Mobile BayBears of the Double-A Southern League, playing in 101 games and hitting .231/.296/.359 with eight home runs and 41 RBI. On October 3, 2013, Broxton was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Reno Aces.
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Broxton from the Diamondbacks on March 27, 2014, in exchange for a player to be named later. He played for the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League in 2014. He began the 2014 season with Altoona and was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League during the season.
The Pirates promoted Broxton to the major leagues on September 20, 2015. Broxton was used mainly as a pinch runner, going 0-for-2 at the plate, as well as one stolen base and three runs scored.
On December 17, 2015, the Pirates traded Broxton and Trey Supak to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Jason Rogers. Broxton was one of nine players competing to be the Brewers center fielder for the 2016 season. He won the competition and started on Opening Day. He had his first career multi-home run game on August 21, 2016 against the Seattle Mariners. Broxton opened the 2017 season as the Brewers starting center fielder. On July 22, he was sent down to Triple-A. In 326 plate appearances, Broxton had been hitting .218 with 14 home runs and 17 stolen bases but was leading the majors in strikeouts with 124. Broxton was recalled from the minors on August 1, and went on to put together a 20-20 season (home runs and stolen bases) and finished with a slash line of .220/.299/.420.
Broxton remained in the Brewers' minor league system with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the PCL to open the 2018 season, as the Brewers made significant moves in free agency in the offseason and brought in All-Star centerfielder Lorenzo Cain. Cain suffered an injury on June 26, opening a roster spot for Broxton as Cain went on the disabled list. Broxton provided strong defense, including two home run robbing catches of Minnesota Twins players in one series, and had his third multi-home run game of his MLB career against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Keon Broxton
Keon Darell Broxton (born May 7, 1990) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, and Seattle Mariners.
Broxton attended Lakeland Senior High School in Lakeland, Florida. The Philadelphia Phillies selected him in the 29th round of the 2008 MLB Draft. He did not sign and attended Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida to play college baseball. With Santa Fe, he appeared in the JUCO World Series.
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Broxton in the third round, with the 95th overall selection, of the 2009 MLB draft. Through 2012, he played for the Missoula Osprey of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, South Bend Silver Hawks of the Single-A Midwest League, and Visalia Rawhide of the High-A California League. The Diamondbacks assigned him to the Reno Aces of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League for the Triple-A National Championship Game, in which he hit a home run, helping the Aces win.
On November 19, 2012, the Diamondbacks added Broxton to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Broxton spent the 2013 season with the Mobile BayBears of the Double-A Southern League, playing in 101 games and hitting .231/.296/.359 with eight home runs and 41 RBI. On October 3, 2013, Broxton was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Reno Aces.
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Broxton from the Diamondbacks on March 27, 2014, in exchange for a player to be named later. He played for the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League in 2014. He began the 2014 season with Altoona and was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League during the season.
The Pirates promoted Broxton to the major leagues on September 20, 2015. Broxton was used mainly as a pinch runner, going 0-for-2 at the plate, as well as one stolen base and three runs scored.
On December 17, 2015, the Pirates traded Broxton and Trey Supak to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Jason Rogers. Broxton was one of nine players competing to be the Brewers center fielder for the 2016 season. He won the competition and started on Opening Day. He had his first career multi-home run game on August 21, 2016 against the Seattle Mariners. Broxton opened the 2017 season as the Brewers starting center fielder. On July 22, he was sent down to Triple-A. In 326 plate appearances, Broxton had been hitting .218 with 14 home runs and 17 stolen bases but was leading the majors in strikeouts with 124. Broxton was recalled from the minors on August 1, and went on to put together a 20-20 season (home runs and stolen bases) and finished with a slash line of .220/.299/.420.
Broxton remained in the Brewers' minor league system with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the PCL to open the 2018 season, as the Brewers made significant moves in free agency in the offseason and brought in All-Star centerfielder Lorenzo Cain. Cain suffered an injury on June 26, opening a roster spot for Broxton as Cain went on the disabled list. Broxton provided strong defense, including two home run robbing catches of Minnesota Twins players in one series, and had his third multi-home run game of his MLB career against the Cincinnati Reds.