Springfield native Adam Eaton: 3 things to know

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By Natalie Jones
Oct 25, 2019
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Adam Eaton, a Springfield native and Washington Nationals right fielder, is continuing to make a mark on baseball’s biggest stage.

His team is the first team from Washington to appear in the World Series since the Senators in 1933.

The Nationals' Adam Eaton hits an RBI single against the Houston Astros during the fifth inning in Game One of the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 22, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

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Here are three things you should know about Eaton:

1. Eaton is a 2007 Kenton Ridge graduate, who went on to Miami University where he played baseball for three seasons.

2. He was traded to the Washington Nationals in 2016 from the Chicago White Sox and missed part of the 2017 season because of a torn ACL.

3. Eaton is the first Clark County native since Cincinnati Reds reliever Will McEnaney in 1975 to get a hit in the World Series.

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Washington Nationals' Adam Eaton hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the baseball World Series against the Houston Astros Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Natalie Jones