Klapisch: Juan Sandoval Trying To Make Rays Despite Limited Vision

Half-Blind Pitcher Trying To Live Big League Dream
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Jose Molina, right, works with pitcher Juan Sandoval during a spring training baseball workout Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, in Port Charlotte, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Jose Molina, right, works with pitcher Juan Sandoval during a spring training baseball workout Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, in Port Charlotte, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — There aren’t many outsiders who understand the mono-vision that imprisons Juan Sandoval — certainly not his Rays teammates, the ones who slap the reliever on the back and offer words of encouragement. They call Sandoval a billboard of courage, give him hope of making the 25-man roster, then return to a world he can only dream about, with full field of vision and normal depth perception.

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