6 Mar 1998: Outfielder Otis Nixon of the Minnesota Twins in action during a spring training game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida. The Twins defeated the Devil Rays 20-5. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Kirn /AlJonathan Kirn/Getty Images

Former MLB Player Otis Nixon Reported Missing by Local Police

Scott PolacekApr 9, 2017

Former MLB outfielder Otis Nixon has reportedly been missing since Saturday morning.

On Sunday, the Woodstock Police Department in Georgia sent a tweet revealing when he was last seen:

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HELP US LOCATE: Otis Nixon, black male, 58, who was last seen yesterday morning at 10am leaving his residence in a gray 2011 Range Rover. pic.twitter.com/Tra36lwmHv
— Woodstock Police, GA (@WoodstockPD) April 10, 2017"

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According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, police said he had a scheduled tee time at a golf course but never arrived.

Nixon played from 1983 to 1999 for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins.

He was best known for his speed, as evidenced by his 620 stolen bases. He notched 72 of those steals in the 1991 regular season as a member of the Braves.

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