Breazeale was a highly regarded amateur player at Sam Houston High School in Houston and drew comparisons to fellow Houstonian Rusty Staub.
Breazeale was drafted by the Atlanta Braves with the eighth pick of the first round of the January 1968 Major League Baseball Draft. He played four seasons in the Major Leagues, three with the Braves (1969; 1971–1972), and one for the Chicago White Sox (1978).
In December 1972, Breazeale and fellow Braves player Mike McQueen were injured in a car accident near Uvalde, Texas; McQueen dislocated his hip and Breazeale fractured his ankle. According to the Associated Press, he had been considered the favorite to take over first base from Hank Aaron for the Braves for the 1973 season.

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