Aaron and Austin Nola made baseball history on Wednesday as the first brothers to ever face off in an MLB playoff game.
San Diego Padres' Austin Nola hits an RBI-single during the fifth inning in Game 2 of the baseball NL Championship Series between the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in San Diego. as the first brothers to ever face off in an MLB playoff game.
Aaron, 29 got the start on the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies in their Game 2 NLCS matchup against the San Diego Padres. Austin 32, started at catcher for the Padres and batted ninth. He came to the plate in the fifth inning with his Padres trailing 4-2 and Ha-seong Kim standing on first base. He delivered. Austin hit an 0-2 sinker off his brother into right centerfield. Kim sprinted around the bases to score from first on the one-out single.
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