Adam Eaton suffered what was eventually, after an X-ray, diagnosed as a fractured left index finger, on a bunt attempt in the top of the second inning this past Wednesday afternoon in Tampa Bay’s Tropicana Field, but even though he knew what had happened, he didn’t come out until the fourth inning.
“I’ve been playing pretty pissed off lately,” Eaton explained on Friday afternoon, after he was placed on the 10-Day Injured List, effectively ending his fourth (and potentially final) season with the Washington Nationals.
“I think that had a lot to do with me staying out there,” the 31-year-old outfielder said of his frustration with the 2020 campaign overall.