What group has an average vision of 20/12? Major League Baseball players! Babe Ruth was thought to have vision of 20/8! His vision was almost as good as an eagle, which is about 20/5.

Static vision is not enough. When this nearly eagle-eyed group hits or fields, what counts more is speed of recognizing and reacting, focusing, and tracking the baseball. Let’s look at these aspects of vision in the context of assessing and improving vision!

Prospect Vision Assessment Is Becoming Standardized

In January 2017, MLB and USA Baseball partnered with RightEye to provide baseball prospects with vision assessments.