Austin Nola

2022 - 10 - 19

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Nola bros make MLB history in NLCS G2 (MLB.com)

SAN DIEGO -- Nola vs. Nola. A pitcher/batter brother combination squared off for the first time in MLB postseason history in Game 2 of the National League ...

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Phillies vs. Padres NLCS: Aaron Nola, Austin Nola recognize their ... (NBC Sports)

The Nola brothers tried to avoid talking baseball when they caught up this week prior to the NLCS, but they're not taking this unique opportunity for ...

Aaron was a first-round pick of the Phillies in 2014 and debuted in the majors a year later. "We've done this a few times now, and it's pretty cool," Aaron said. "He has such a good story of how he's got to this position that he's in right now," Aaron said Tuesday afternoon. "Growing up, I always wanted to be as good as him, and I went to almost every one of his baseball games, basketball games, football games. But this is the first time one of the brothers is a pitcher who will actually face his brother. We're blessed to be in this position against each other and on the same field.

Phillies' Aaron Nola inspired by the long road his brother Austin ... (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

SAN DIEGO — Austin Nola played baseball his entire life, but the game was no longer fun. He spent five years in the minor leagues and a call to the big ...

Austin Nola was traded two years ago to San Diego, and he was the team’s starting catcher this season, finding his place in the majors by playing the position that taught him to love the game again. He called his parents in June — just as Aaron Nola was pitching against Atlanta — and told them he was finally headed to the majors. “He hit some jabs with me — ‘Oh, I have more hits than you in the big leagues,’ and I’m like, ‘I haven’t even been to the big leagues yet.’ We had a lot of fun with it.” Austin Nola was a minor-league free agent in January 2019 when he accompanied his younger brother to an event in South Jersey honoring him. The Nolas are just the third set of brothers to face each other in a League Championship Series and the first since Sandy Alomar and Roberto Alomar met in 1997. “Our journeys are very different, so we don’t relate in that, but our work ethic and how we conduct business is very similar,” Austin Nola said. Austin Nola said his younger brother probably could have pitched for the Phillies in 2014 immediately after they drafted him seventh overall. “It’s supposed to be played, and it’s supposed to be fun. The older Nola’s path to the majors — which converged Wednesday with his brother’s when they faced off in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series — was a bit less direct. That led to him playing second and third as he moved around the infield trying to find his way out of the minors. But none of those positions provided the spark Nola was looking for, placing his career at a crossroads. SAN DIEGO — Austin Nola played baseball his entire life, but the game was no longer fun.

Aaron Nola, Austin Nola Make MLB History in Game 2 of NLCS (Sports Illustrated)

The brothers squared off against each other at Petco Park for a monumental matchup.

“It was a lot of anticipation, I was real anxious before the game,” A.J. But Austin got the last laugh, drilling an RBI single in the fifth inning to cut the Phillies’ lead to 4-3. After the pair’s first meeting, Fox’s Ken Rosenthal caught up with the brothers’ parents in the stands and interviewed their father, A.J., who was wearing both a Phillies and Padres jersey. Wednesday’s Game 2 of the NLCS was notable for many reasons, but there was only one reason to tune in for the Nola family. Austin’s single kicked off a huge rally for the Padres. In the first, Aaron got the better of his older brother by inducing a groundout to third base.

Phillies vs. Padres: Aaron and Austin Nola make MLB history with ... (CBS sports.com)

The Padres' Austin Nola got the better of his brother with a rally-sparking RBI single on Wednesday.

(A.J., for those wondering, was wearing a Padres hat and a Phillies jersey over a Padres jersey.) I use a lot of his knowledge and wisdom to teach me." The two became the first siblings to square off in a pitcher-batter matchup in postseason history, as well as the sixth pair of brothers to play against one another in a postseason series. [Austin Nola](/mlb/players/2050477/austin-nola/) made [MLB](/mlb/) history during Wednesday's Game 2 of the National League Championship Series between the [Philadelphia Phillies](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/PHI/philadelphia-phillies/) and [San Diego Padres](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/SD/san-diego-padres/). (The Padres, who fell behind early, would later take over the game.) Aaron departed before the two could square up for a third time, and Austin's rally-starting single keyed The Fox broadcast interviewed their parents afterward, with their father, A.J., saying simply, "Aaron got him the first at-bat."

Brotherly love: Aaron and Austin Nola on opposing teams for NLCS ... (WHYY)

We're going to enjoy this moment and soak it in because we don't know when it'll ever happen again," Aaron Nola said.

Thursday is a travel day as the best-of-seven series moves to Philadelphia for Game 3. “Austin plays pretty much every day, so I think he wears the Padres jersey probably a little bit more.” Mom Stacie plays it down the middle with her clothing, choosing not to wear the Phillies’ colors of red and white or the Padres’ colors of brown and yellow. In June of this year, Austin got the upper hand. Aaron is set to pitch for the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Championship Series. They traveled different paths to the big leagues. But, of course, only one Nola will advance to the World Series. As kids in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the brothers were coached by their father, A.J., throughout childhood. in the 1997 AL Championship Series. I try to do that still today.” The Nola brothers face off for the third time in their big league careers on Wednesday. “I know his stuff very well,” Austin said.

Brotherly love? Not so much between Nolas during NLCS (Associated Press)

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Austin and Aaron Nola are each other's biggest fans. Unless their teams are playing each other. Austin was a typical big brother, ...

Austin Nola bests little brother Aaron as Padres even NLCS (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Austin Nola's fifth-inning, run-scoring single off Aaron Nola gets Padres started on game-winning rally against Phillies in Game 2 of the NLCS.

“That was the best game and the worst game, all in one,” A.J. Every pitch I’m going to stay in the box and stare at him and see what happens.” “I used to catch you all the time and play games — ‘Whenever you’re in the big leagues what are you going to call right now?’ — and now it’s happening. “This time, I said I am not stepping out of the box. On Wednesday, Austin beat an 0-1 sinker into the ground to end the second inning before quickly finding himself in an 0-2 count in the fifth. I love the empathy stuff, but I want to win. “Because you always watch your brother and you want him to do well. “That’s the baby of the family. On Wednesday, the Padres’ 32-year-old catcher watched from the dugout as his brother was pulled after 4 2/3 innings. [Padres’ 8-5 win](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2022-10-19/padres-five-run-rally-phillies-nlcs-petco-park) in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series at Petco Park. The fifth-inning ball off Austin Nola’s bat was hunting a gap. Ha-Seong Kim was on the move.

Aaron Nola vs. Austin Nola was fun for the brothers but tough to ... (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

"I had no emotion," A.J. Nola said after son Austin ignited a rally against Aaron in a five-run fifth inning.

By next week, one Nola will be in the World Series and the other will be watching like mom and dad. When you step in the box and step on the mound, you have to be there to win. “I want to beat him,” Aaron Nola said. We both want to be the team player and help our team win. After three more batters, his younger brother was out of the game and the Phillies’ four-run lead was erased. “The first time I ever faced him I wish I could’ve taken a snapshot and held the moment for like a day. It felt surreal, he said, as they used to play Wiffle Ball and dream about playing in the majors. Austin Nola said he had empathy when he stepped to the plate last summer against his younger brother. The Nola’s father said “words can’t describe how difficult it was” to watch his two sons face off at Petco Park. And now one was standing on first base after an RBI single and one was on the mound as a rally began to build. “I’m going to get kicked in the leg all night by my wife like ‘Why didn’t you clap?’” His sons — Aaron and Austin — were the first brothers to match up as a pitcher and hitter in a postseason game.

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