| Baseball sunglasses are as important as any | | | | is their ability to shield players from |
| other protective bodywear in a game. Sports | | | | serious injury. A thrown or batted baseball |
| sunglasses are indispensable in daylight | | | | can travel at very fast speeds, and the |
| games. Without them, trying to catch a ball, | | | | injuries they can cause can be potentially |
| particularly a ball hit up high, can be | | | | serious. Because of this, it is recommended |
| difficult. The sun in your eyes can cause | | | | that baseball players choose sports |
| eyestrain and increase the chance that the | | | | sunglasses with polycarbonate lenses, which |
| ball will be missed. According to Prevent | | | | are able to withstand the impact of a |
| Blindness America, more than 40,000 people a | | | | baseball and are virtually shatterproof. |
| year suffer sports-related eye injuries. | | | | |
| | | | Some baseball sunglasses have designs that |
| Sports eyewear comes in a variety of shapes | | | | allow the lens can be changed to suit the |
| and sizes. Many baseball sunglasses come with | | | | lighting condition of a particular game. |
| lenses that are optimized to eliminate glare | | | | Also, many versions incorporate a wraparound |
| and enhance vision, particularly on sunny | | | | profile that provides a better field of |
| days. Many baseball players prefer wearing | | | | vision. Others allow for different colored |
| amber sunglasses, even though the lenses | | | | lenses to be swapped out. |
| aren't necessarily amber. More often than | | | | |
| not, they are either a mirrored type with | | | | As protective gear, baseball sunglasses can |
| also known as REVO coating, brown or gray. | | | | enhance a player's performance and help |
| Polarized lenses are also a plus as they | | | | prevent eye injuries caused by either |
| decrease glare and eye strain. UV protection | | | | sunlight or an errant ball. And last, but |
| (ultraviolet ray protection) is also a | | | | certainly not least, sports sunglasses are a |
| necessity when selecting good eyewear. | | | | stylish and lightweight accessory on the |
| | | | field. |
| Another important feature of sports eyewear | | | | |