Keon Broxton #23

Graduated from Lakeland (FL) High School, where he also played football (wide receiver)...Attended Santa Fe Community College...Was a competitive skateboarder as a kid in Lakeland, FL.....was sponsored by a local skate shop that gave him discounted boards and gear...Follow him on Twitter (@KeonDDBroxton).

Batted .242 with 9 HR, 19 RBI and 23 stolen bases in 75 games during his first season with Milwaukee.....made 58 starts, all in center field...Made his first career Opening Day roster...Had four stints with the Brewers (Opening Day-4/16, 5/20-6/3, 6/10-7/3 and 7/25-end)...Became the sixth rookie in franchise history to register 20+ stolen bases in a season, joining Paul Molitor, Pat Listach, Alex Sanchez, Scott Podsednik and Norichika Aoki...Batted just .125 (8-for-64, 1hr, 2rbi) over his first 29 games and .294 (42-for-143, 8hr, 17rbi) over his last 46 games after being recalled on 7/25...Recorded his first Major League hit on 5/25 at Atlanta with a bunt single off Casey Kelly.....it snapped an 0-for-24 streak to start his career...Belted his first Major League home run on 6/24 vs. Washington with a pinch-hit solo shot off Max Scherzer.....also hit a pinch-hit homer on 8/5 at Arizona (solo off Braden Shipley)...Became the first Brewers rookie to produce a 5-hit game on 8/6 at Arizona, going 5-for-5 with a run, double, 2 RBI, a walk and a stolen base...Suffered a season-ending right wrist fracture on 9/16 at Chicago-NL (running into the wall)...Batted .287 with 8 HR, 26 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 47 games at Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Entered 2015 rated by Baseball America as the best defensive outfielder in the Pirates system…Batted a combined .273 with 10 HR, 68 RBI and 39 stolen bases in 133 games between Double-A Altoona (45g) and Triple-A Indianapolis (88g)…His 39 stolen bases ranked second in the Pirates organization…Produced 20+ stolen bases for the fifth time in his seven professional seasons…Tied for third in the International League in triples (8)…Contract was selected by Pittsburgh on 9/21.....appeared in 7 games, all coming off the bench…Made his Major League debut on 9/21 at Colorado, entering as a pinch-runner (SB, run)…Was traded to Milwaukee, along with RHP Trey Supak, for 1B Jason Rogers on 12/17.