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You are getting sleepier and I’m getting BETTER!

The latest advancement in technology is here. Say ‘hello’ to performance-enhancing contact lenses!

These special contact lenses were originally designed to help hitters pick up the seams on the ball better than with the naked eye and to also protect the eyes from UV rays.

"They're almost like wearing sunglasses without wearing sunglasses," said Orioles' Brian Roberts.

 Seven years in the making by Nike and Bausch & Lomb, the lenses will soon to be known as MaxSight.

Reds center fielder Ken Griffey has tried them in batting practice and plans to break them out for real once he becomes more comfortable with them. Reds closer Danny Graves also is wearing them during pregame work. Red Sox pitchers Bronson Arroyo and Mike Timlin and Twins catcher Joe Mauer have been fitted.

The lenses also come in gray-green for golfers, in case anyone cares. What will they think of next?