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The term color blind is too vague, so is "color deficient", but in short there is a local player that is slightly color blind.  He said the optometrist told him he was color deficient, but so far the only glitch he has had is seeing the difference between navy blue and purple. He said he can tell all the other colors apart just fine.

 

The only person I know that is color blind can't tell the difference between pink and blue, so I'm assuming that is an extreme case, and this kids case is mild.  Anyway, it got me wondering if this little quirk of his would/could affect him going to the next level of baseball, or affect how high he could go.  I think we have all heard of physicals being asked of players that are being scouted, but would something like this be a red flag?

 

 

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I have red-green color blindness (which includes the blue-purple issue). I can't think of any way it would impact playing baseball. It can be difficult in other fast paced team sports if you're trying to pass a ball or puck to a teammate and the uniforms aren't clearly white vs color. I can't think of a baseball play where I would have that problem. Sometimes I can't read the scoreboard if the lights don't contrast enough with the background, but players shouldn't trust the scoreboard anyway. 

Originally Posted by BBALLFAN2012:

My son is colorblind and currently playing D1.  

Thank you BBALLFAN!  That's the kind of answer I was really hoping to get! By any chance do you think it assists him in any way?  And what position does he primarily play?

 

And thank you midatlantic dad for being the first to finally throw me a bone!

 

Originally Posted by CaCO3Girl:
 

And thank you midatlantic dad for being the first to finally throw me a bone!

I think such a small percentage of the population is color blind (8% men/.5% women) and when you add that to the percent of those that play ball, there just aren't that many 'colorblind baseball players'.

 

I only know one person that is colorblind.  He was a good rec league basketball and high school volley ball player.

 

(I am interested in the whole eye/vision/acuity process with perception.)  Interesting topic.

I am a High school baseball player and I am a Colorblind Outfielder. The only problem I have Iseen sometimes the ball will blend in with the trees in the background. I have also been told that I need to watch the seams of the ball to see if it's a curveball or something but I could never see the seams. So I think he could go as far as his athletic ability takes him.

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