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University of Cincinnati outfielder Justin Glass tosses a plastic, colored ball to infielder Joey Bielek, who's sitting a few feet away wearing strobe goggles that blind him for fractions of a second.

Editor’s note: This story is part of ‘Meet a UChicagoan,’ a regular series focusing on the people who make UChicago a distinct intellectual community. Read about the others here. On a rainy afternoon ...