Nate Eaton

Nathan Wyatt Eaton

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.
• School Virginia Military Institute
• High School Thomas Dale High School
• Debut July 14, 2022

• Born December 22, 1996 in Chester, VA USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Nate Eaton was one of ten players the Kansas City Royals scrambled to add to their major league roster on July 14, 2022 when they made their only trip of the season to Canada to play the Toronto Blue Jays, the result of having a whopping 10 unvaccinated players prevented from making the trip. He started that night's game in centerfield, batting 7th and hit his first major league home run off Anthony Banda in the 9th inning to provide an insurance run in a 3-1 win.

He was a two-way player in college at Virginia Military Institute, pitching out of the bullpen in addition to playing in the outfield - and often doing both in the same game. In 2018, he set a school record with 36 stolen bases. The Royals drafted him in the 21st round of the 2018 amateur draft.

Further Reading

• Julia Kreuz: "Mom's voice the only one Eaton hears on 1st career HR", mlb.com, July 14, 2022. [1]

Related Sites

• Nate Eaton on mlb.com
• BR Minors page
• Virginia Military Institute bio