Kiké Hernández, a utility player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, opened up about his struggles from last season on the Dodgers Territory podcast. He faced severe challenges with his performance, largely due to an undiagnosed astigmatism in his right eye, which contributed to a dismal .191 batting average in the early season. After receiving glasses to correct his vision, he experienced a significant improvement and credited this adjustment with potentially saving his season and career. His performance was further pivotal amid key injuries on the roster that gave him a critical role.
"Kinda saved my season, and who knows if it saved my career. There was a chance that I was a couple days away from getting DFA'd last year."
"Finding out about my right eye was pretty key. Kinda saved my season, and who knows if it saved my career."
"Being able to do the hardest thing that there is in all of sports, which is hitting a baseball, when you can't really see the spin of a ball is a pretty hard thing to do."
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