Adam Eaton

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**Adam Eaton**
Major League Baseball debut
Philadelphia Phillies — No. 23
Starting Pitcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
May 30, 2000 for the San Diego Padres
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Win-loss	54-45
Strikeouts	666
ERA	4.40
Former teams
San Diego Padres (2000-2005) Texas Rangers (2006)

Adam Thomas Eaton (born November 23, 1977 in Seattle, Washington) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.

[edit] Early career

Eaton graduated from Snohomish High School in 1996 where he went 8-0 with a 0.67 ERA as a senior, and earned second team High School All-America honors from Baseball America. Ranked the No. 1 prospect in the Pacific Northwest by Baseball America, Eaton was scheduled to attend University of Washington but was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 11th pick in the first round of the 1996 draft.

[edit] Professional career

In 1999, Eaton, who had yet to play a major league game, was traded with Carlton Loewer and Steve Montgomery by the Phillies to the San Diego Padres for Andy Ashby. Eaton would make his major league debut on May 30, 2000 against the Milwaukee Brewers, and would be credited with his first major league career win.

On December 20, 2005, Eaton was traded, along with Akinori Otsuka and Billy Killian to the Texas Rangers for Chris Young, Terrmel Sledge, and Adrian Gonzalez. After the trade, Eaton was penciled in as the #2 starter for the Rangers going into the 2006 season. However, during a spring training game on March 29, Eaton injured his right middle finger, causing him to go on the 60-day DL and miss the first half of the season. Eaton made his first start as a Ranger against the New York Yankees on July 25, going 3.2 innings and giving up one hit and three earned runs.

Eaton is also remembered for a bizarre injury in 2001, when he accidentally stabbed himself in the stomach while trying to open a DVD package with a paring knife.

On November 27, 2006, Eaton signed a 3-year deal worth $24 million to re-join the team that drafted him, the Philadelphia Phillies.