OF Keon Broxton was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs before Saturday's game against the Phillies to make room for INF Eric Sogard. Broxton was struggling, going one for his last 11 before being sent down.

CF Keon Broxton was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs by the Brewers on Saturday. Broxton, 27, has gone hitless in his last five games while striking out seven times in 12 at-bats. He was forced out of the starting lineup because of his slump for Friday night's 6-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. He struck out on three pitches as a pinch hitter. Broxton is batting .218 with 14 home runs, 36 RBIs and 17 stolen bases, plus 124 strikeouts in 293 at-bats this season.

The San Francisco Giants made their reunion with third baseman Pablo Sandoval official on Saturday when he signed a minor league contract.The 30-year-old Sandoval spent his first seven major league seasons with San Francisco (2008-14), winning World Series titles with the Giants in 2010, 2012 and 2014. Sandoval will report to Class A San Jose.Sandoval was the 2012 World Series MVP with the Giants but struggled since leaving San Francisco for Boston as a free agent. He signed a five-year, $95 million contract after the 2014 season and was released by the Red Sox on Wednesday when he did not report after being designated for assignment.Injuries and poor performance plagued Sandoval in Boston. He hit .245 with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs in 2015, played in only three games in 2016, and batted only .212 with four homers and 12 RBIs in 32 games with the Red Sox this season. Sandoval left San Francisco on bad terms after the 2014 season, claiming the team disrespected him during contract negotiations... [More]

The Milwaukee Brewers activated infielder Eric Sogard from the 10-day disabled list and optioned slumping center fielder Keon Broxton to Triple-A Colorado Springs, the team announced on Saturday.Sogard, 31, sustained a left ankle strain late in June and has not played since July 4. He is batting .331 with three home runs and 14 RBIs in 43 games this season.Broxton, 27, has gone hitless in his last five games while striking out seven times in 12 at-bats. He was forced out of the starting lineup because of his slump for Friday night's 6-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. He struck out on three pitches as a pinch hitter.Broxton is batting .218 with 14 home runs, 36 RBIs and 17 stolen bases, plus 124 strikeouts in 293 at-bats this season.

CF Keon Broxton was 3-for-4 with a double, a homer, three RBIs and a stolen base on Sunday. Broxton was 6-for-11 in the Atlanta series with two homers. Broxton is batting .254 with seven home runs and 16 RBIs over his last 15 games. He joined Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt as the only players with at least 13 homers and 13 stolen bases.

CF Keon Broxton hit in the leadoff spot for the seventh time and went 2-for-4 on Saturday. He had been hitting just .192 in the top spot. Broxton is 3-for-7 in the series and is 6-for-16 (.375) against the Braves this season.

CF Keon Broxton hit his 12th homer on Friday. Milwaukee has homered in 11 straight games, dating to the second game of a June 13 doubleheader against St. Louis. The Brewers homered in 13 straight games earlier this season.

OF Keon Broxton homered for the fourth time in his last six games Friday and now has 10 for the season. He's 6-for-19 overall during that stretch, with nine RBIs. Broxton's surge helped him break out of a mini-slump and happens to coincide with the arrival of highly-touted minor league outfielders Lewis Brinson and Brett Phillips.

CF Keon Broxton unloaded the longest homer in Busch Stadium III history Thursday night with a 489-foot rocket about 15 rows to the bleachers in deep left-center. Broxton continues to punish Cardinals pitching as he's 13-of-30 in nine games with three homers and seven RBIs. The homer was his ninth of the year, matching his previous career high set last year.

OF Keon Broxton moved into the Brewers' leadoff spot Sunday afternoon, replacing slumping 2B Jonathan Vilar. Broxton is batting .318 (27-for-85) this month with five doubles, two triples -- including one Sunday - four home runs and 11 RBIs.

OF Keon Broxton moved into the Brewers' leadoff spot Sunday afternoon, replacing slumping 2B Jonathan Vilar. Broxton is batting .318 (27-for-85) this month with five doubles, two triples -- including one Sunday - four home runs and 11 RBIs.

CF Keon Broxton has reached base safely in 11 straight games after doubling Thursday against Boston and owns a .465 OBP during that stretch. He hit .119 with a home run, double, two RBIs and 21 strikeouts through his first 14 games of the season but is batting .375 with two homers, two triples, seven doubles, 14 runs and seven RBIs in his last 17 contests, posting a .444 OBP and.679 slugging percentage during that stretch.

OF Keon Broxton moved into the leadoff spot Wednesday night and continued his hot streak, picking up two hits while scoring a pair of runs in Milwaukee's 11-7 victory over Boston. Broxton has reached base in 10 consecutive games. After batting .119 through his first 14 contests, he's hitting .385 (20-for-52) over his last 16, with six doubles, two triples, two home runs and seven RBIs.

CF Keon Broxton finished a double short of the cycle Tuesday and drove in a career-high four runs in an 11-7 victory over Boston. Broxton started out the season in a slump, batting .119 through his first 14 games but in the 15 since, he's batting .383 with five doubles, two triples, two home runs -- inducing one Tuesday night, his third of the season -- and seven RBIs.

OF Keon Broxton wasn't in the starting lineup Saturday but came through with a pinch-single and scored late against the Braves. Broxton is batting .304 (7-for-23) with three doubles, a triple and four walks in his last eight games, raising his season average from .119 to .175.

OF Keon Broxton showed more signs of turning his season around Saturday. After snapping an 0-for-18 funk Friday night, Broxton responded Saturday with another base hit and reached on a fielder's choice. Broxton will get the bulk of the time in center field now that Kirk Nieuwenhuis was designated for assignment.

CF Keon Broxton entered the 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night in a 1-for-11 funk. He hit his first home run in the first inning and was 2-for-5 of the night to raise his batting average to .188. He has 10 career homers, with the first one coming June 24, 2016.

OF Keon Broxton said he was feeling fine Friday, a day after he was struck on the protective flap of his helmet by a 92 mph fastball. Broxton suffered a bloody nose and some swelling but cleared the concussion protocol and reported no lingering issues. He was not in the starting lineup but entered Milwaukee's game against the Cubs as part of a double switch in the 10th inning.

OF Keon Broxton suffered a "minor" nasal fracture after he was struck on the protective flap of his helmet by a pitch from Colorado's Antonio Senzatela Thursday. Broxton said he was lucky to be alive after the 92 mph pitch appeared to hit him in between the visor and flap, which he started wearing during spring training this year. The flap pushed into his nose from the force of the pitch, but prevented the ball from hitting his jaw or orbital socket, he said. Broxton laid sprawled in the right-handed batters box for a few moments, then was helped to his feet and off the field by a member of the Brewers' training staff. He's 0-for-6 with a stolen base this season.

MILWAUKEE -- Brewers outfielder Keon Broxton left the game after being struck in the helmet by a pitch Thursday afternoon at Miller Park.Broxton was facing Colorado rookie Antonio Senzatela in the second inning when a 92 mph fastball ran high and struck the protective flap on Broxton's helmet, sending him to the ground.Broxton remained in the game for a few minutes. He appeared to suffer a bloody nose and was able to walk off the field with a towel held to his face. Broxton might have been saved by the elongated flap attached to his helmet. In Sept. 2016, Broxton suffered a broken right wrist in the third inning of a game at Wrigley Field. He crashed into the brick, ivy-covered wall to make a catch. Broxton, 26, had a strong spring for the Brewers.