Former Blue Jays center fielder Otis Nixon turns 66 today. Nixon had a 17-year MLB career. He spent two of those years (well, just short of two years) with the Jays. With the Jays, he hit...
Former Blue Jays center fielder Otis Nixon turns 66 today. Nixon had a 17-year MLB career. He spent two of those years with the Jays. With the Jays, he hit .275/.362/.317 with 2 home runs and 101 stolen bases . His job was to get on base, and he did that well. His 101 steals puts him seventh on the Jays’ all-time list. His 54 steals in the 1986 season has him tied for third on the Jays’ single-season list . Otis had a total of 2.4 bWAR for the 228 games he played with the Jays.
Nixon made the last out of the 1992 World Series, trying to reach base against Mike Timlin on a bunt single. Timlin made an excellent play on the ball and threw it to Joe Carter at first base. Joe set a world record for jumping . Otis hit .296/.321/.333 with 5 steals for the Braves in that series. Nixon played for nine teams in his MLB career. He was one of those players contending teams figured would be the piece that would push them over. He did make it to the playoffs three times. Nixon hit .
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