He started the season's first game as Seattle's center fielder and leadoff hitter, coming to the plate four times with two walks and one stolen base. Although he continued to start for the Mariners, Nixon did not get his first hit until the season's fifth game, a run-scoring double off Les Straker.
Nixon started as Seattle's center fielder and leadoff hitter in the season's first game, accumulating two walks and one stolen base before getting his first hit in the fifth game of the season, a double off Les Straker.