Jonathan Roy Broxton is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals.
Broxton with the Kansas City Royals
Broxton pitching during spring training in Arizona in 2008
Broxton (center) with fellow Dodgers pitchers Esteban Loaiza, Scott Proctor, Joe Beimel and Takashi Saito in 2008
Broxton closes out a game versus the Pittsburgh Pirates in his first full season as closer.
2002 Major League Baseball draft
The 2002 Major League Baseball draft, was held on June 4 and 5.
The Royals selected Zack Greinke sixth overall. The 6x All-Star is a 6x Gold Glove winner at pitcher, 2x Silver Slugger at pitcher, 2 x ERA leader, and the 2009 Cy Young Award winner.
The Brewers selected Prince Fielder 7th overall. Fielder is a 6x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger at first base, and led the National League in home runs in 2007.
The Mets selected Scott Kazmir 15th overall. Kazmir is a 3x All-Star and led the American League in strikeouts in 2007.
The Phillies selected Cole Hamels 17th overall. In 2008, the 4x All-Star led the Phillies to a World Series championship and was named World Series MVP.