It’s been almost a year since he last suited up for a live major-league game, but Adam Eaton is reportedly “very, very close” to returning to the field for the Washington Nationals. Manager Dave Martinez has already announced Eaton will be leading off once he’s healthy, setting the stage for a lineup that looks even more dangerous than the one Washington fielded last season.
“Anybody who was watching us early on in the season [in 2017], that first month of the season the lineup was dynamic and electric when he was at the top of it,” GM Mike Rizzo told Buster Olney on the ESPN Baseball Tonight podcast.