Detroit Tigers outfielder Daz Cameron felt the symptoms.
And then some.
"You never know," he said, "until you get it and realize how bad it can be."
Cameron, 23, had seasonal allergies as a child, so when he tested positive for COVID-19 at the beginning of July, his health immediately spiraled — and he ended up getting pneumonia after contracting the novel coronavirus. The combination made baseball an afterthought and he didn't know when he would make it back to the field.
He moved down to the third floor of MotorCity Casino Hotel with four other prospects who also contracted the virus, as his healthy teammates took the field each day at Comerica Park for summer camp in preparation for the upcoming 60-game season.