Tom Caron makes embarrassing flub during endless Red Sox-Pirates rain delay
The Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates endured a two-and-a-half-hour rain delay at PNC Park on Sunday. The lapse in action meant NESN play-by-play announcer Tom Caron had to vamp. Caron is as seasoned as they come, but even he is suspect to an on-air mistake with over two hours of unexpected air time at…
During an extended rain delay at PNC Park on Sunday, Boston Red Sox play-by-play announcer Tom Caron stumbled during his broadcast. As seasoned as Caron is, even he is not immune to on-air mistakes when given over two hours of airtime with nothing but Red Sox-Pittsburgh Pirates on the line.
Caron announced, "They found the news this morning — we all did — that Dice-K Matsuzaka had been placed on the IL with a hamstring injury." However, the Red Sox had placed Masataka Yoshida on the 10-day disabled list, not Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka, who retired from professional baseball in 2021, played for the Red Sox from 2007 to 2012 and won the World Series in 2007. He then spent time with the New York Mets from 2013 to 2014 before returning to Japan.
Caron quickly corrected himself, "Masataka Yoshida — had that inadvertently before — Masataka Yoshida, as expected, placed on the 10-day IL." Despite the harmless nature of the blunder, Caron became a target of jokes on social media platforms. Users mocked Caron's mishap, calling it "embarrassing" and questioning his credibility as a Red Sox reporter.
The frequent rain delays offer endless chances for Caron to redeem himself. With a 162-game MLB schedule ahead, Caron is set to return to the booth when the Red Sox face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
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