Blind Pitcher Juan Sandoval Trying to Make Rays Roster

Juan Sandoval, who is blind in his right eye, is one of many pitchers vying for a major-league roster spot in training camp for the Tampa Bay Rays. Sandoval was in the wrong place at the wrong time in 2006, according to media reports, when a disgruntled restaraunt patron was thrown out and returned with a shotgun. He opened fire, and three buckshot pellets entered Sandoval's eye, causing permanent blindness. He endured seven hours of surgery to save his eyeball.