Francisco Rodriguez, a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, contracted Zika virus during the offseason while at home in Venezuela, according to ESPN.
The virus caused body aches, joint pain, headaches and other problems for the 34-year-old closer. Mr. Rodriguez was laid up with symptoms for two weeks, but it took him two months to feel back to normal.
"It wasn't a cold. A cold, you have a sneeze, have a headache, take a couple Tylenol and you're done. You don't have a cold for two weeks, you don't have a body ache for two weeks, you don't have headaches, throwing up, weaknesses for two weeks," he told ESPN's Katie Strong.
Zika virus not only causes unfortunate symptoms but, if a pregnant woman contracts the virus, it can cause the birth defect microcephaly and other issues for infants.
Find out where Zika has been reported in the U.S. as of May 27 here.