Tony Massarotti, cohost of the highly rated “Felger and Massarotti” show on 98.5 The Sports Hub since the station’s inception in 2009, announced during Monday’s program that his recent absences have been due to an unexpected health issue.
He also revealed that NESN did not ask him back as an analyst on its Red Sox broadcasts for the upcoming season. Massarotti was part of a group of rotating analysts on the broadcasts last year.
Massarotti, 55, choked up a bit as he explained his circumstances at the end of the show’s first hour Monday, but was not specific about what illness or ailment he faced.