Austin and Aaron Nola will be just sixth set of brothers to face each other in postseason; no siblings have ever faced off as a pitcher and a hitter in playoffs
A.J. and Stacie Nola celebrated the Phillies’ NLDS upset over the Braves on the field Saturday at Citizens Bank Park with their youngest son. They eventually said their goodbyes to Aaron, scurried back to their hotel in downtown Philadelphia and flipped on the TV just in time to catch Austin’s game beginning in San Diego just after 10 p.
m. local time. They jumped up and down as their oldest son’s seventh-inning single found its way past Freddie Freeman in the midst of the winning rally. Their eyes were heavy, but they didn’t dare look away until the final out secured the ultimate family reunion in the National League Championship Series.“One of these guys is going to have to lose and go home and one of these guys will be playing in the World Series,” A.J. Nola said before he and his wife flew from Baton Rouge, La., to San Diego. “I’m having some mixed emotions about it right now.” Whether the Nolas will ever get used to it, they are at least becoming accustomed to these meetings now that Austin Nola’s career arc finally caught his younger brother’s. Kid brother earned the upper hand during last year’s initial showdown, striking out Austin with some of the hardest pitches he’s ever thrown. This year, Austin got the winning hit and the only RBI of the game off his younger brother. Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies bats as Austin Nola of the Padres looks on during game Aug. 21, 2021 at Petco Park. Not only are stakes ratcheted up with a World Series berth on the line over the next week, the occasion is about as rare as it gets. Just five other sets of siblings have met in a postseason series, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, and none will have ever faced each other as a batter and a hitter on a such a stage when Austin steps into the box against Aaron on Wednesday at Petco Park.Doc and Jimmy Johnson in the 1920 World SeriesGarth and Dane Iorg in the 1985 ALCS“You never know if this will ever happen again, us playing against each other at this stage of the NLCS and that we’re blessed to be in this position against each other on the same field,” Aaron Nola said Tuesday before Game 1. “It’s pretty cool. … It’s a fun time and we’re just enjoying it.” The two brothers caught up for the first time since the Padres and Phillies began their postseason runs Monday before workouts at Petco Park, before the incoming storm. Their parents, meanwhile, have spent the last two weeks boarding planes — to New York for Austin’s first game in New York, to St. Louis to see Aaron silence the best fans in baseball, to Philly to see Aaron’s second start, back to Baton Rouge for a brief respite before heading to San Diego.After all, Aaron was the seventh overall pick in the 2014 draft and made his debut in the Phillies rotation just after his 22
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