Keon Broxton

[Michael Trzinski]

Keon Darell Broxton was born in Lakeland, Florida in 1990 and was selected out of high school in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 29th round. He decided not to sign and instead attended Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida, where he played in the JUCO World Series in 2009. The Arizona Diamondbacks then picked him in the third round of the 2009 MLB Draft.

Broxton spent five years in the Arizona organization before getting traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He made his big-league debut in 2017, appearing in seven games, mostly as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement. In December, Broxton was traded to the Brewers.

Showing some speed and pop, the righty hitting Broxton stole 49 bases and smacked 33 HRs across 699 ABs in three seasons at Miller Park. In January 2019, Broxton was traded to the New York Mets.

Broxton played for three teams in 2019—Mets, Baltimore Orioles, and Seattle Mariners—and had a dismal slash line of .167/.242/.275 across 204 at-bats, although he did steal 10 bases.

In 2021, Broxton played in the Minnesota Twins and Brewers organizations but did not play in the majors. The next two years, Broxton played in a Mexican League and an independent league. He retired after the 2023 season.

Broxton played five seasons for five different teams in the big leagues and hit 39 HRs and stole 60 bases while batting .209/.297/.388 across 905 ABs.

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