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Article: Otis Nixon leaves Atlanta Braves for $7-million deal with the Boston Red Sox. (new contract)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- December 27, 1993
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Otis Nixon, a switch-hitting outfielder who was third in the National League with 47 stolen bases in 1993, left the Atlanta Braves to sign a $7-million, two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox of the American League.
Nixon, who turns 35 in January, can earn $9.5 million over three years if the Red Sox exercise an option for 1996. The Red Sox, hampered throughout 1993 by a lack of outfield speed, made the multi-million dollar deal with the free agent because of his outstanding play with the Braves. Nixon has excellent range in center field and batted .307 as a leadoff hitter in 1993. Of his 124 hits with the Braves, 31 were infield hits, including eight ...