Todd Helton, who was dropped to the sixth spot in the batting order on Sunday, was fitted with contact lenses on Monday, according to Jim Armstrong of the Denver Post.
The 36-year-old first baseman entered play on Monday with a .250 batting average to go along with just one home run and 10 RBI. Helton told Armstrong that he had 20/15 vision in the past, but indicated that his vision might be a factor in his recent slump.
“Could be. I wasn’t seeing the ball. It was either my eyes or my head. I didn’t know if there was anything wrong. It was just one of those things were I wanted to make sure.”
Helton is currently third among active players (min. 3000 plate appearances) with a .326 batting average. Only Albert Pujols tops his .426 career on-base percentage.
