While the first half of his big league career can at best be described as unremarkable, Otis Nixon surged in his second act to become one of the preeminent base stealers in the history of the game.

“Easy 100,” Lofton said before repeating it, via X/Twitter. “Easy.” In 17 seasons, Lofton stole 622 bases, 16th all-time. The ...

It was Otis Nixon’s birthday a few days ago....I think Clase could be a better version of Nixon, but then players like Nixon don’t tend to get the same chances as they would back in the day.