Found April 20, 2011 on
Sons of Steve Garvey:
Jerry Sands may have relegated Dodger outfielder Jay Gibbons to the realm of the irrelevant, but according to the Daily Oklahoman, Gibbons' vision issues don't portend a major-league call-up anytime soon:
The Dodgers assigned Gibbons to their Triple-A club in Albuquerque where he hit .347 with 19 home runs before calling him up in August. With the Dodgers, Gibbons hit five home runs and 17 RBIs in just 75 at bats.
Gibbons played so well he was projected as a starter in the Dodgers outfield entering this season.
However, vision problems forced the career .260 hitter with 126 career home runs to start the 2011 campaign in Albuquerque.
Gibbons said following Saturday's game against the RedHawks that he wasn't sure when he could return to the Dodgers. He is scheduled to finish his rehabilitation assignment with the Isotopes on April 26.
“If I tell them my vision is good and I can string together a few games, I'm back,” Gibbons said. “But there is no reason to go b...
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