Adam Eaton, who tore a knee ligament about a month and a half ago, used crutches to walk around the clubhouse on Sunday afternoon.

Eaton really didn't need the crutches and says he can walk "pain free" now and is getting full extension in his surgically repaired left knee.

"I'm ahead of schedule," he said.

"Can't really put weeks on how far ahead of schedule we are, but we've been weight-bearing for four or five days now. It's been an experience, that's for sure, but everything's going in the right direction."

The Washington Nationals aren't expecting him back until 2018.