Tigers reliever Francisco Rodriguez told ESPN.com on Tuesday that he contracted the Zika virus this past offseason and had serious side effects from the illness.
Bed ridden for more than two weeks, the Caracas, Venezuela, native dealt with severe body aches, joint pain, headaches and a slew of other symptoms.
With the 2016 Olympics set to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this summer, Rodriguez cautioned many athletes and suggested that they educate themselves on the virus.
The World Health Organization has classified Zika, a mosquito-transmitted illness that can cause microcephaly in infants as well as other developmental issues, as a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern.