A month ago, Angels second baseman Johnny Giavotella was unable to see straight, much less play baseball.
He woke up the morning of Aug. 21 with double- and cross-eyed vision, sending him on a desperate search for an explanation and a remedy. He endured an anxious few weeks until doctors identified the cause: fourth cranial nerve palsy, which weakens or paralyzes a small muscle behind the eye and affects muscle movements.
"I was in bad shape the first week or two after this incident happened," Giavotella said Monday. "So for me to be in this position now is pretty incredible.