It's all in eye of beholder

Juan C. Rodriguez
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

JUPITER - Mark Hendrickson isn't the first pitcher to undergo LASIK eye surgery, but he might be the first that did it to improve his hitting.

After going 1 for 46 with 24 strikeouts since a mid-2006 trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Hendrickson determined he should do better. His vision was a problem.

"My hitting is what pushed me to really do it," said Hendrickson, who the Marlins signed last month to join the rotation. "I wasn't producing the way I wanted to. I expect more of myself at the plate so it got to the point where I said it's time to do it and I did it. I'm seeing everything great. I've only had it for a month, but I'm real happy with it."

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