{
  "id": 11334784,
  "title": "NBC’s Joey Votto jinxes Phillies just before Ozzie Albies homers for Braves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/nbcs-joey-votto-jinxes-phillies-just-before-ozzie-albies-homers-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:03:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nbc-joey-votto-jinxes-phillies-020302498.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During the fourth inning of NBC and Peacock's broadcast of Game 3, Joey Votto, a 17-year MLB veteran and former National League MVP, made a bold prediction that Atlanta Braves were done scoring after taking a 3-0 lead. Votto confidently informed play-by-play man Matt Vasgersian, \"I do not see the Braves scoring any more runs the rest of the way.\" However, as good as Zack Wheeler looked, he issued a walk and allowed a two-run home run to Ozzie Albies, rendering Votto's prediction untrue before the inning was over. As an in-game analyst, Votto's season ends after this series, as NBC does not hold any broadcast or streaming rights after the wild-card round.",
  "summary": "The first-year broadcaster didn't have to wait long for his bold prediction to be spoiled",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Watch Michael Harris II homer ignite Atlanta by giving Braves early lead vs. Phillies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/watch-michael-harris-ii-homer-ignite-atlanta-by-giving-braves-early",
        "published": "2026-10-02T01:03:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}