Trot Nixon

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Christopher Trotman "Trot" Nixon, who was born on April 11, 1974, is an American professional baseball right fielder.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 to 2010, primarily with the Boston Red Sox, who was a fan favorite for his scrappy play and winning the 2004 World Series, bringing an end to the Curse of the Bambino.

His career came to an end in 2007 and 2008, with limited appearances for the Cleveland Indians and the New York Mets.

He currently serves as co-host/analyst for "The 5th Quarter," a high school football highlight show on WWAY-TV in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Personal life

In 1993, Nixon converted to Christianity as a christian evangelist. Nixon said he relied on his faith as a source of calming influence on the field.

Chase (born September 11, 2001) and Luke (born October 1, 2004) are Nixon's two sons. Kathryn is Nixon's wife, with whom he has two sons. At the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, he was flying back to Boston to be at Chase's birth.

He and his family live in Wilmington, North Carolina. On WWAY-TV, he co-hosts "The 5th Quarter," a Friday night high school football highlight show. His father is also from Wilmington, and his grandmother and cousins are from Hertford, North Carolina.

Nixon snuffled Dustin Pedroia's ceremonial first pitch of the American League Division Series in October 2018 and collected funds for Hurricane Florence victims outside of Fenway Park.

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Youth and high school career

Nixon was born in Durham, North Carolina, and attended New Hanover High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was named State Player of the Year in both football and baseball as a junior. He broke school attendance records held by former National Football League quarterbacks Sonny Jurgensen and Roman Gabriel as a senior. He was named as the State Player of the Year and the State Player of the Year, as a senior, and he led his team to the State 4A championship with a.512 batting average, 12 home runs, and a state-record 56 RBI. He pitched 40 innings with a 0.1 ERA. Nixon was supposed to play both football and baseball at North Carolina State on a scholarship, and when Boston Red Sox talks began to the fall, he was involved in fall practice at NC State. The day classes started, he finally signed with the Boston Red Sox at the signing deadline.

Professional career

Nixon was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft, and he was the seventh pick overall. He spent four seasons with numerous A, AA, and AAA minor league clubs between 1994 and 1998, with two brief stints with the Red Sox in the major leagues in 1996 and 1998.

Nixon's first full season in the majors came in 1999, when he appeared in 124 games and finished.270 with 15 home runs and 52 RBIs. He finished ninth in Rookie of the Year voting with just a single vote point (Carlos Beltrán of the Kansas City Royals received the award by a landslide).

Nixon's popularity soared as a result of his scrappy, vivacious play. He was deemed the source of the term "Boston Dirt Dogs." The signature is a "scrapper," a player who hustles and often gets his uniform dirty during games.

Nixon hit career highs (at the time) during the 2001 season, with a.280 batting average, 27 home runs, and 88 RBIs.

Nixon's 2002 season was also a good one for him: he set career records in doubles (36) and RBIs (94). Nixon threw his bat in the direction of Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher Ryan Rupe on May 5, 2002, claiming that the bat fell out of his hands while swinging. Bob Watson, the Major League Baseball vice president in charge of discipline, was fined $2,000 and suspended him four games in response.

Nixon had his best year of his career in 2003, batting.306 with 28 home runs and 87 RBIs. He had his best game of his career on October 4, 2003, in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. In the 11th, Nixon was called from the bench as a pinch hitter. For a 3–1 Boston victory, Nixon lined a two-run homer over the center field wall. The Red Sox continued to win the next two games, including a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics and advancing to the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Despite Nixon's batting.333 (8 for 24) with 3 home runs and 5 RBIs in the series, the Red Sox lost the ALCS in seven games.

Nixon was out for several months due to a herniated disc and a tight thigh muscle. He continued to play as the starting right fielder during both the regular and post-season. Nixon scored a two-out, two-run double off the right field wall at Busch Stadium in St. Louis in the third inning to give Boston a 3–0 lead. Those were the last games either team or team had in that game, as the Red Sox beat the Cardinals for their first World Series title in 86 years. Nixon batted.357 (5 for 14) with 3 doubles and three RBIs in this series.

Nixon also endeared himself to Sox fans by briefly sporting a mohawk hairstyle, one of many bizarre and bizarre hairstyles the Sox wore over the 2004 season.

Nixon is loved by Boston's followers for his vivacious demeanor and unashamed dedication to his colleagues. Nixon remained in uniform and in the dugout with the remainder of the squad in August 2005, although officially on the disabled list. The umpires declared it a double when teammate Gabe Kapler (who often served as Nixon's right field replacement) hit a long fly ball off the Green Monster. Nixon jumped off the bench and argued with such fero that Kapler's hit had landed above the home run line (and therefore should have been declared a two-run homer) that he was suspended from the game (television replays revealed that it was not a home run run, but not a two-run homer).

In the fifth inning of the season's final game, manager Terry Francona replaced Nixon in right field with rookie David Murphy on October 1, 2006. Knowing that Nixon will be playing his last game with the Sox, the fans erupted when he ran off the field. When asked if playing what may have been his last game for the Red Sox, Said Nixon said no.

As the team searched and eventually signed free agent J. D. Drew and had a fourth outfielder, Wily Mo Pepe, on the roster, the Red Sox did not provide Nixon salary arbitration after the 2006 season.

Terry Francona, the Red Sox's rookie Red Sox outfielder, like Nixon's, matched Ryan Kalish's intensity and aggressiveness to Nixon's.

Nixon agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract with the Cleveland Indians in January 2007. Nixon chose number 33 rather than number 7, as he had in Boston. Chase's uncle made the decision partially based on the fact that Nixon was 33 years old in April.

He signed a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks in February 2008 and was subsequently sent by the Tucson Sidewinders to their Triple-A affiliate.

Nixon was acquired by the New York Mets from the Diamondbacks on June 13, 2008, for cash considerations and a player to be announced later. Moisés Alou, the Mets' injured outfielder, was acquired to help him. On June 15, he was added to the Mets roster, replacing outfielder Chris Aguila who had been waiting for assignment. Nixon started in right field against the Texas Rangers on the same day he was activated. However, he did not complete the season on the disabled list.

Nixon signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 18, 2008. He was inactive on the inactive list. Nixon retired from baseball following his release from the Brewers in March 2009.

Nixon had a.274 average in 106 games in 12 years (3627-for-3627), 138 doubles, 137 home runs, 579 RBI, 30 stolen bases, 564 bases on balls, 1.2 percent on balls, and a.464 slugging percentage. He had a 983% fielding percentage as a right fielder but also played at center and left field. He was consistent in 42 out-of-38 games, batting.283 (39-for-398) with 18 runs, 11 doubles, 6 home runs, 25 RBI, and 14 walks.

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