On this day in Minnesota Twins history, Kirby Puckett was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career due to glaucoma, the disease that effectively ended his career. We take a look back at what could have been for Kirby Puckett
Puck was wrapping up one of his best spring training seasons in 1996, hitting .344 and looking ready to have another strong season. That all changed on March 28th, less than four days before Opening Day, when Puckett woke up and couldn’t see out of his right eye.
He went to the hospital and was diagnosed with glaucoma and the Twins put him on the disabled list the very next day.