Over the years, Eaton built his reputation as an instigator, a role he excelled at, for better or worse. You either liked his act, as did Sox general manager Rick Hahn, who brought him to the South Side twice, or you find it tired and self-serving. Sox analyst and former manager Ozzie Guillen said during the Frazier-Eaton war of words in 2019: “I can say one thing about it: Eaton, nobody liked you in a White Sox uniform in the clubhouse. OK? That’s what I know. I’m just being honest.”