Bob Costas announced on Tuesday that he will be taking the day off from Olympic coverage, calling in Matt Lauer from the "bullpen" to fill in for him due to an ongoing eye infection.
Costas has been struggling with an infection since Olympics coverage began. The long-time Olympics host, who does not normally wear glasses, has been sporting a pair since the beginning of the Sochi Games due to an infection that started in his left eye and has now spread to his right eye. The TODAY anchors saw him early in the morning in Russia on Tuesday, and Costas said he was doing "even worse" since then. "Reluctantly, I was trying to throw a complete game here, but I think we're going to have to go to the bullpen, and I don't know if you're aware of this or not, but you're Mariano Rivera, at least tonight,' Costas told Lauer by phone live on TODAY Tuesday. "Let's hope it's only tonight. I'm walking around, I might as well be playing 'Marco Polo.' I have no idea where I am.'Videos