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Bluelight Crew
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton is back in the lineup Monday against the Oakland Athletics after missing the last five games due to blurred vision and balance issues.
Rangers officials said that Hamilton saw an optometrist and was diagnosed with ocular keratitis, a drying of the cornea caused by too much caffeine and energy drinks.
Hamilton, who will play center field and bat third Monday, said he was "fixated" on one spot with his eyes, and it was as if he couldn't stop staring. He said is started bothering him last Saturday in Arlington before things got worse.
"It's me we're talking about here," Hamilton told reporters prior to Monday's game. "Guys, it's me -- it's Josh. It's going to be something weird."
Hamilton, 31, said he plans to back off the caffeine, which included chocolate after games and an energy drink before games -- not to mention what he was consuming all day long.
"I was loading up on caffeine, and I'm out there in the bright lights," Hamilton said. "I can't control my eyes. They are stuck."
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Rangers officials said that Hamilton saw an optometrist and was diagnosed with ocular keratitis, a drying of the cornea caused by too much caffeine and energy drinks.
Hamilton, who will play center field and bat third Monday, said he was "fixated" on one spot with his eyes, and it was as if he couldn't stop staring. He said is started bothering him last Saturday in Arlington before things got worse.
"It's me we're talking about here," Hamilton told reporters prior to Monday's game. "Guys, it's me -- it's Josh. It's going to be something weird."
Hamilton, 31, said he plans to back off the caffeine, which included chocolate after games and an energy drink before games -- not to mention what he was consuming all day long.
"I was loading up on caffeine, and I'm out there in the bright lights," Hamilton said. "I can't control my eyes. They are stuck."
cont at
http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story...s-josh-hamilton-back-lineup-oakland-athletics
