DETROIT -- The flu bug that has run through the Boston Red Sox's clubhouse for the past two weeks reached the broadcast booth here Saturday.
Dave O'Brien, the play-by-play announcer for New England Sports Network, got sick midway through the Red Sox's 4-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers and left Comerica Park. NESN studio host Tom Caron took over play-by-play duties remotely from the network's studios in Boston.
In addition to O'Brien, outfielder Andrew Benintendi was vomiting in the middle of Saturday's game, but the team is hoping he can avoid the full-blown flu.