Keon Darell Broxton (born May 7, 1990) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers,

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and

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Career

Broxton attended

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. The Philadelphia Phillies selected him in the 29th round of the

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. He did not sign and attended

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in Gainesville, Florida to play

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. With Santa Fe, he appeared in the

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Arizona Diamondbacks

The

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selected Broxton in the third round of the 2009 MLB draft. Through 2012, he played for the

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of the Rookie-level Pioneer League,

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of the Class A

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, and

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of the

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California League. The Diamondbacks assigned him to the

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of the

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Pacific Coast League for the

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, in which he hit a home run, helping the Aces win. He was added to the team's 40-man roster on November 19, 2012. Broxton played for the

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of the

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Southern League in 2013.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Broxton from the Diamondbacks in March 2014 for a

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. He played for the

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of the Class AA Eastern League in 2014. He began the 2014 season with Altoona and was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the

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.

Milwaukee Brewers

On December 17, 2015, the Pirates traded Broxton and

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to the Milwaukee Brewers 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

. Broxton opened the 2017 season as the Brewers starting center fielder. On July 22, he was sent down to AAA. 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

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. 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.

New York Mets

On January 5, 2019, the Brewers traded Broxton to the

for

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, Adam Hill, and Felix Valerio. He struggled during his brief stint with the team, hitting just .143 with 2 runs batted in. He was designated for assignment on May 17, 2019.

Baltimore Orioles

He was traded by the Mets to the

for international signing bonus slots on May 22, 2019. He hit a two-run homer to left on the first pitch of his first Orioles plate appearance off Jeff Hoffman in an 8–6 loss to the Colorado Rockies at

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two days later on May 24. Broxton's time with the Orioles lasted only two months as he was designated for assignment on July 21 due to striking out in 49 of 112 plate appearances (43.75%) and the emergence of

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Seattle Mariners

He was claimed off waivers by the

on July 27, 2019. On August 27, he was suspended two games and fined an undisclosed amount for throwing his batting glove at an umpire for arguing balls-and-strikes in the previous game.

Milwaukee Brewers (second stint)

On December 8, 2019, Broxton signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Minnesota Twins

On February 8, 2021, Broxton signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization that included an invitation to Spring Training. In 73 games with the Triple-A St. Paul Saints, Broxton struggled, hitting .186 with 9 home runs and 26 RBI's. On August 19, the Twins released Broxton.

Milwaukee Brewers (third stint)

On August 31, 2021, Broxton signed a minor league deal to return to the Milwaukee Brewers. He was assigned to the Rookie Arizona Complex League Brewers Gold.

Acereros de Monclova

On January 17, 2022, Broxton signed with the

of the

for the 2022 season.

Personal life

On November 4, 2016 in Tampa, Broxton was arrested for misdemeanor

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. Broxton, who was reportedly intoxicated, refused to leave the scene of a fight despite the warnings from responding police officers.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broxton, Keon 1990 births Living people African-American baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Australia American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Sportspeople from Lakeland, Florida Baseball players from Florida Major League Baseball outfielders Pittsburgh Pirates players Milwaukee Brewers players New York Mets players Baltimore Orioles players Seattle Mariners players Missoula Osprey players South Bend Silver Hawks players Visalia Rawhide players Mobile BayBears players Sydney Blue Sox players Altoona Curve players Indianapolis Indians players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players St. Paul Saints players Arizona League Brewers players Nashville Sounds players Acereros de Monclova players 21st-century African-American sportspeople