As coach Jayson Truitt Edward Nix (born August 26, 1982) is an American former professional baseball utility player.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Kansas City Royals.

[1] The Colorado Rockies selected Nix as a sandwich pick (44th overall) between the first and second rounds of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft as compensation for not signing their first round pick in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft (Matt Harrington).

[2][3] Nix began the 2008 season as the Colorado Rockies starting second baseman but over the next month, he saw his playing time diminish.

Nix was batting .300 with 17 home runs and 49 RBI for the Sky Sox in 2008 when his minor league season ended as a result of his being selected for the 2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team.

[4] In the team's third game at the Olympics, against Cuba, Nix hit a solo home run in the eighth inning.

While leading off the eleventh inning with runners on first and second as per Olympic rules, Nix fouled a ball off his left eye.

[7] On June 24, 2010, Nix was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Indians, and the team designated Shane Lindsay for assignment to make room for him.

Nix was the final out of the 2012 American League Championship Series popping up to first baseman Prince Fielder as the Yankees were swept and eliminated by the Detroit Tigers in 4 games.

[11] On August 21, Nix was hit by an R. A. Dickey knuckleball and immediately removed from the game with what was later determined to be a broken left hand.

He was to report to the Triple-A Durham Bulls, and would be able to opt out of the contract if not on the major league roster by July 15.