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| Otis Nixon | |
|---|---|
 Nixon with the Nashville Sounds in 1981 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 9, 1959 Evergreen, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 16, 1983, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1999, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .270 |
| Home runs | 11 |
| Runs batted in | 318 |
| Stolen bases | 620 |
| Teams | |
Otis Junior Nixon (born January 9, 1959) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1983), Cleveland Indians (1984–87), Montreal Expos (1988–90), Atlanta Braves (1991–93, 1999), Boston Red Sox (1994), Texas Rangers (1995), Toronto Blue Jays (1996–97), Los Angeles Dodgers (1997), Minnesota Twins (1998), and a final return to the Atlanta Braves (1999), in a career that spanned from 1983 to 1999. Nixon stole more bases than any other player during the 1990s (478). He also has the most career stolen bases (620) for a player who never appeared in an MLB All-Star game since it began in 1933.