Saul Martinez for The New York Times
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A Noah Syndergaard fastball was flying toward Tomas Nido when he realized he needed a new fix for his eyesight.
It was last April, Nido recalled recently, and Syndergaard, whose fastball can reach 101 miles per hour, was on the mound with Nido behind the plate during a home game against Milwaukee.
Nido, who was in his eighth game as a major leaguer, readied to receive the pitch, but just as Syndergaard released the ball, the contact in Nido’s left eye was blown out by an uncommonly strong wind.