Unlicensed “Optician” in Major League Outfield

O'Neill's bats used as a Yankee. None have eyewear

Paul O’Neill was providing color to Michael Kaye’s calls at yesterday’s Blue Jays/Yankees game. The former Yankee and Reds right fielder, who had a lifetime .288 batting average, dotted his career with antics—especially in his opinion, after a disappointing performance at the plate. He threw helmets, sometimes bats. Midway through yesterday’s game he confessed that once he retreated to the dugout and drew eyeglasses on his Louisville Slugger C243. “Why?” asked Kaye. “So it would see the ball,” answered O’Neill who ended his career with a .470 slugging percentage. He added, “Not that it has anything to do with superstition.”