Police say former Braves player Otis Nixon has been located and is safe

An Oct. 24, 1992 file photo of Atlanta Braves' Otis Nixon in game six of the World Series in Atlanta against the Toronto Blue Jays.

By Associated Press

April 10, 2017 10:20 AM PT

Reporting from WOODSTOCK, Ga. —

Police in the greater Atlanta area say former Atlanta Braves player Otis Nixon, who went missing over the weekend, has been located.

Police spokeswoman Brittany Duncan in the metro Atlanta suburb of Woodstock said Monday afternoon that Nixon is safe, but had no other details on where he was found or the circumstances.

Duncan said there was no foul play involved and that police consider the case closed.

Duncan said Nixon’s girlfriend had reported him missing.

Woodstock police say Nixon, 58, had been last seen leaving home Saturday morning on his way to a golf course where he had a tee time, but never arrived.

Nixon was an outfielder for the Braves and in 1991 was suspended for 60 days after testing positive for cocaine.

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