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Police: Former Braves Player Otis Nixon Is Missing

Former professional baseball player, Otis Nixon has been reported missing. The Atlanta Police department are asking for help locate him. 
Police: Former Braves Player Otis Nixon Is Missing
Focus On Sport
By The Associated Press · Updated October 26, 2020
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This article originally appeared on Sports Illustrated. 

WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) Police in Georgia are looking for former Atlanta Braves player Otis Nixon, who disappeared over the weekend.

In a Facebook post, the Woodstock Police Department says Nixon, who’s 58, was last seen leaving his home Saturday morning in a gray Range Rover. Police say he was on his way to a local golf course but never arrived.

Nixon was last seen wearing a black long sleeve shirt, black sweatpants, and a black baseball cap, with black Adidas shoes with white stripes.

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Nixon was an outfielder for the Braves and in 1991 was suspended for 60 days after testing positive for cocaine. He played for nine teams in 17 major league seasons, with his best years coming in Atlanta. He had 1,379 hits and 620 stolen bases, ranking 16th on the career list.