White Sox outfielder Adam Eaton was signing autographs during spring training when he encountered a young, blind fan and proceeded to make his day.

A six-year old named Trevor captured Eaton’s attention when he called out “Mr. Eaton,” to which Eaton promptly walked over. In a quick minute, Eaton gave the kid and his family a moment they won’t soon forget. He signed a baseball for Trevor and agreed to take a photo.

Eaton then grabbed Trevor from the fence that was separating them and took another picture. He put Trevor back with his family, dug into his equipment bag and grabbed a bat and a batting gloves for Trevor to keep. It was an impressive display of character by Eaton.

Eaton said after the meetup that he tries to make meeting young fans special because he remembers being in their shoes as a kid.

“You always have to give back to those kids because at one point or another, you were that kid,” Eaton told Mike Oz of Yahoo’s Big League Stew after the encounter. “I try to make it special for them, something they’ll remember, because I know I wanted that to happen when I was a kid.”

Trevor’s dad said he appreciated the kind gesture.

“He didn’t have to stop and do that,” Matt King said. “But out of the kindness of his heart he did. And it’s appreciated.”

Athletes and baseball can be rotten at times, which makes Eaton’s kindness even more noticeable. It was a genuinely nice and special moment to make the young fans day – which I’m sure he did, and then some. Something tells me this won’t be the last time he goes above and beyond for a young fan.

[Big League Stew]

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