Student's reaction to gift goes viral

Baseball's McKinley Erves ’21 became a viral sensation in January when a video of him receiving colorblind glasses was posted on his Twitter account.

“Mac,” who plays outfield for the Panthers, didn’t know he was colorblind until he was 11, but it never slowed him down.

“I just didn’t know what I was missing,” he said. “I had no idea.”

That all changed when friends surprised him with a pair of colorblind glasses for his birthday. His reaction was caught on video and ultimately was viewed on Twitter more than 2 million times.

The story was featured on The Today Show and the Kelly Clarkson Show. It also was picked up by media around the world including England, India and Australia.

See the video here.