Jake Burger's Amber Lenses: A New Edge in Baseball

0:00It's April 5th. This is Dallas News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Texas Rangers' first baseman, Jake Berger, is testing amber-tinted contact lenses to better spot the baseball in dimly-lit ball parks. With perfect 2020 vision, he's still chasing that extra edge in spots like Seattle's T-Mobile Park and Houston's Dakin Park, where the lighting plays tricks. He's been practicing with the prototype lenses during batting practice this week, aiming to debut them when the Rangers faced the Mariners on April 17. Last season, his stats swung wild in those venues, batting just 0.091 in Houston, but 0.273 up in Seattle. Teammates like pitcher Graham Ashcraft did a double-take when they saw the amber glow. His wife hates the look, and he's skipping Facetime with his. Young son, to avoid freaking the kid out. Berger emits jamming the lenses in his tough for a newbie. First try took a full hour, now he's down to under 20 minutes. Ranger skipper Skipshumaker gets it.

1:03He wore special lenses as a player to cut through shadows and domes and dark spots. Berger still mashing early this season at 3.333 over 371-5.76 with two homers and six RBI's focusing on. Getting on base more. If these contacts click, Berger could steady his row game and crush more consistently everywhere from Milwaukee to the Trap. Otherwise, he's got the ultimate Halloween vibe locked in.