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Kenny Albert found out he was an NLDS Game 3 replacement in the middle of colonoscopy prep

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Arnold, C. (2026, October 8). Kenny Albert found out he was an NLDS Game 3 replacement in the middle of colonoscopy prep. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/sports/kenny-albert-found-out-he-was-calling-nlds-game-3-during-colonoscopy-prep/

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Kenny Albert, a broadcaster for multiple sports leagues including MLB, found out he would be replacing Joe Davis to call Game 3 of the NLDS between the Dodgers and Braves during his colonoscopy preparation. Fox Sports reached out to Albert at 6 p.m. on Monday to put him on standby as Davis lost his voice, leading Albert to take part of his prep medication while also starting to prepare for the game. Skipping a dose, he flew to Atlanta early Tuesday morning and ended up calling the game. The article highlights Albert's humorous take on the situation and the extensive preparation he undertook to get ready for the broadcast.

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Kenny Albert, an NFL, NHL, MLB, and NBA broadcaster for Fox Sports, was unexpectedly called as a replacement for Joe Davis during Game 3 of the NLDS between the Dodgers and Braves. This happened when Davis fell ill and lost his voice just before the game on Monday. The twist? Albert was in the middle of preparing for a colonoscopy at that moment, having already started taking medication to clean out his colon as part of pre-procedure preparation.

When Fox initially contacted him around 6 p.m., Albert had begun his prep but hadn't heard back by 9 p.m., so he proceeded with his first dose. It was close to midnight when Fox confirmed Albert needed to travel to Atlanta if called upon. He skipped the second dose and flew out early Tuesday morning, eventually joining the broadcast team in Atlanta and calling the game.

This unusual circumstance highlighted the unpredictable nature of broadcasting schedules and the need for broadcasters to be prepared for unexpected calls, even while managing personal health issues.

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Kenny Albert already has the next chapter for his memoirs. asserted

Albert → have → memoirs

The NFL, NHL, MLB and NBA broadcaster found himself in a fluid situation this week when Fox Sports had to put Albert on standby with Joe Davis, who was scheduled to call Game 3 of the NLDS between the Dodgers and Braves, under the weather and having lost his voice. asserted

who → find → voice

When Fox asked Albert to be on standby, he was in the middle of prepping for a colonoscopy, he revealed to Front Office Sports. asserted

he → ask → Sports

As part of preparation for the procedure, an individual has to take several doses of medication to clean out their colon. asserted

individual → have → colon

Fox Sports reached out to the TV voice of the Rangers at 6 p.m. on Monday to put him on standby, and when he hadn’t heard any update by 9 p.m., Albert went ahead and took his first dose of the medication and simultaneously started baseball preparation just in case. asserted

Albert → reach → case

It was roughly midnight, he told FOS, when Fox told him it wanted Albert to get to Atlanta in case he was needed. asserted

he → tell → Atlanta

Albert skipped the second dose of the medicine in the morning and hopped on a flight to Atlanta on Tuesday morning, and he did, in fact, call the game between the Braves and Dodgers. “The colonoscopy wrinkle? asserted

he → skip → wrinkle

That’s certainly another chapter for my next book,” Albert joked. asserted

Albert → ’ → book

Albert also said that it was “baseball prep instead of the other kind of prep” that he ended up having to do. asserted

he → say → that

He also praised the help that he received from the Fox Sports broadcast team. asserted

he → praise → team

“So basically, the whole morning, the whole flight, the whole afternoon, I crammed. asserted

I → cram → ?

I hadn’t seen either of the first two games because it was a football weekend,” he said. asserted

he → see → games

So I had to catch up. asserted

I → have → ?

Luckily, I had the same exact matchup, same teams, same pitchers, in a regular season game on Aug. 27. asserted

I → have → Aug.

So I was able to pull out my stuff for that game. asserted

I → pull → game

That saved a lot of time. asserted

That → save → time

Everyone on the crew, and John [Smoltz] and Joe, couldn’t have been more helpful as far as sharing information and just making sure I got down there.” asserted

I → share → information

Kenny Albert found out he was an NLDS Game 3 replacement in the middle of colonoscopy prep

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