BIOGRAPHY
Keon Broxton was born May 7, 1990, in Lakeland, Florida. He is an outfielder in the MLB.
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 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.
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 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 the third multi-home run game of his MLB career against the Cincinnati Reds.
On February 8, 2021, Broxton signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.
