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Angels: Outfielder Juan Rivera clears eye exam, but still out with blurred vision

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Angels outfielder Juan Rivera has missed three consecutive games because his left eye has been bothering him, and he will miss Saturday’s game against Kansas City, too.

But Manager Mike Scioscia said Rivera got an eye exam Saturday that showed his vision is 20/20, so he may not be out that much longer.

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‘We’ll get a read on him the next couple days on how he feels to see when he can get back in there,’ Scioscia said.

Rivera’s left eye has been a little bloody and it has blurred his vision, an ailment he said started in late June during the Angels’ series in Chicago against the Cubs.

Rivera said he visited an eye doctor a few days ago, but has yet to hear the results. He took batting practice before Friday’s game and was scheduled to do the same Saturday.

‘It’s getting better,’ Rivera said. ‘They said, ‘Take some rest, the more rest you take, the more you’ll be OK.’ ‘

Rivera is batting .239 with 10 home runs and 34 runs batted in this season.

-- Baxter Holmes

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