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Adam
Adam
2026 EATON 92

First Base / Outfield Coach

BORN: DEC. 6, 1988 OPENING DAY AGE: 37
BIRTHPLACE: SPRINGFIELD, OH RESIDES: BRIGHTON, MI
APPOINTED: NOV. 1, 2025

EATON

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Joins Angels staff in 2026 as the Club’s first base and outfield coach following a 10-year Major League
career...Marks first stint as a big league coach after retiring as a player following the 2021 season.
◆ Served as Michigan State’s program director of player development from 2024-2025.
PLAYING CAREER & MISC
◆ Played in parts of 10 seasons for the Diamondbacks (2012-2013), White Sox (2014-2016, 2021),
Nationals (2017-2020), and Angels (2021)...Amassed 16.0 bWAR from 2014 to 2016 with the Chicago
White Sox; Batted .290 (497/1715) with 265 runs scored, 140 extra-base hits, 150 RBI, 47 stolen bases
and a .783 OPS in that span...Led American League in triples in 2014 (10) and 2016 (9); First White Sox
to lead the league in triples since Lance Johnson from 1991-1994...Won the 2019 World Series as a
member of the Washington Nationals; Slashed .246/.361/.410 with five XBH and 10 RBI in only career
playoff run; Batted .320 with two home runs and six RBI in the Fall Classic...Named 2018 Player of the
Week for the week of March 30...Ranked in the top three in the American League in 2016 in triples
(1st, 9); infield hits (1st, 30); bunt hits (1st, 10); OF assists (1st, 18); DRS (2nd, 22); and HBP (3rd, 14); 18
outfield assists were the most by a Chicago outfielder since Jim Rivera (22) and Minnie Miñoso (19) in
1955...Started the White Sox 9-3-2-6-2-5 triple play on April 22 vs. Texas and joined Harold Baines (1980
and 1981) as the only White Sox right fielders to start a triple play...Named A.L. Player of the Week for
the week of July 27, 2015...Made Major League debut on Sept. 4, 2012 with Arizona Diamondbacks.
◆ Appeared 25 games with the Angels in 2021.
◆ Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 19th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft from Miami
University of Ohio (Oxford, OH).
MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYING RECORD
Years AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
10 .276 914 3439 566 950 167 46 66 319 346 679 87

2025 MINOR LEAGUE GROUNDSKEEPER
AND CLUBHOUSE MANAGER AWARDS
League Head Groundskeeper Home Clubhouse Manager Visiting Clubhouse Manager
International (AAA) Joey Stevenson (Indianapolis/PIT) Mike Brown (Omaha/KC) Jason Klatt (Toledo/DET)
Pacific Coast (AAA) Brian Soukup (Salt Lake/LAA) Chris Simonsen (Salt Lake/LAA) Ryan Maxwell (Albuquerque/COL)
Eastern (AA) Dan Purner (Somerset/NYY) Corey Saccone (Somerset/NYY) Grant Siebert (Akron/CLE)
Southern (AA) Caleb Paullus (Birmingham/CWS) Angel Piva (Columbus/ATL) Clay Carter (Chattanooga/CIN)
Texas (AA) Jason Floyd (Amarillo/AZ) Jason Cassannello (Amarillo/AZ) Joe Cable (Frisco/TEX)
Midwest (A+) Mitch Hooten (West Michigan/DET) Johnny Dukes (Great Lakes/LAD) Michael Pearson (South Bend/CHC)
Northwest (A+) Tony Lee (Spokane/COL) Connor Hogle (Everett/SEA) Travis Wong (Eugene/SF)
South Atlantic (A+) Matt Bergin (Winston-Salem/CWS) Mackenzie Bourke (Jersey Shore/PHI) Dale Bryant (Aberdeen/BAL)
California (A) Sean Cheng (Stockton/ATH) Conlin McGuire (Fresno/COL) Julian Banda (Fresno/COL)
Carolina (A) Darrell Lemmer (Augusta/ATL) Mason Gomez (Delmarva/BAL) James Forthofer (Fayetteville/HOU)
Florida State (A) Billy Gaylord (St. Lucie/NYM) Justin Glover (Clearwater/PHI) Drake Corbino (Bradenton/PIT)

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