Trot Nixon

Nixon with the New York Mets

Right fielder

Born: April 11, 1974 (age 43)
Durham, North Carolina

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut

September 21, 1996, for the Boston Red Sox

Last MLB appearance

June 28, 2008, for the New York Mets

MLB statistics

Batting average

.274

Home runs

137

Runs batted in

555

Teams

Career highlights and awards

World Series champion (2004)

Christopher Trotman "Trot" Nixon (born April 11, 1974) is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 through 2008 for three different teams, primarily with the Boston Red Sox, with whom he won the 2004 World Series. He currently serves as co-host/analyst for "The 5th Quarter," a high school football highlight show on WWAY-TV in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Nixon was born in Durham, North Carolina and attended New Hanover High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. As a senior, he was named the State Player of the Year in both football and baseball. In football, as a senior, he broke school passing records held by former National Football League quarterbacks Sonny Jurgensen and Roman Gabriel. Nixon was slated to join the North Carolina State football team on a scholarship before being drafted by the Boston Red Sox. In baseball, as a senior, he was named the Baseball America High School Player of the Year and the State Player of the Year, and helped lead his team to the State 4A title, and finished his senior season with a .512 batting average, 12 home runs and a state-record 56 RBI, and pitched 40 innings with a 12–0 record and a 0.40 ERA.

Nixon was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft, and was the seventh pick overall. Nixon split the 1994-1998 seasons between several A, AA, and AAA minor league teams, with two brief stints with the Red Sox on the major league level. His first full season in the majors was in 1999, when he played in 124 games and hit .270 with 15 home runs and 52 RBIs.

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