Police: Former Braves player Otis Nixon is missing

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FILE – In this Aug. 13, 2011 file photo, former Atlanta Braves player Otis Nixon, left, is greeted by former Braves manager Bobby Cox during a Braves Legends Game featuring the 1991 Braves against all other Braves alumni in Atlanta, before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs. Police in Georgia are looking for 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 in the morning on Saturday, April 8, 2017 in a gray Range Rover. Police say he was on his way to a local golf course but never arrived. (AP Photo/Dave Tulis, File)

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.

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.

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