Eaton jolted after slamming into wall

CLEVELAND — White Sox outfielder Adam Eaton had a fairly painful depiction of his crashing into the wall during the sixth inning of Friday’s 10-4 loss to the Indians, taking away extra bases from Roberto Perez in the process.

“It felt like I was in an 18 mph car accident,” said Eaton, who left the game after the collision but said he passed the concussion protocol. “I feel better today. The reason I came out mostly was because I first of all lost my breath pretty well. I couldn’t breathe at all. It was kind of a jolt, whiplash that I got.

“If anybody has ever been in a car accident, it’s kind of the same thing. It’s taking inventory of the body parts and making sure everything is back to where we’re supposed to be, and as soon as that is accounted for, we’ll get back out there and play again.”

Eaton is known as a hard-nosed player who will give his body to make a play. He has maintained that focus while toning it down a bit, not injuring himself while going all-out for a ball that might be 10 rows into the stands as he occasionally did his first year with the White …

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