News about Aaron Nola

Aaron Nola has re-signed with the Phillies on a seven-year, $172 million contract, as the pitcher snubsy from the Atlanta Braves to prolong his career with the team

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 19, 2023
According to rumors, free agent Aaron Nola has re-signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on a seven-year deal worth $172 million. Nola was one of seven players to decline $20 million qualifying offers from the Phillies earlier this month, after his previous deal came to an end at the 2023 season. The 30-year-old has stayed with the franchise for another seven years after deciding on a lucrative new contract, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

After losing 5-1 to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Phillies will play in the first EVER Game 7 in franchise history

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 24, 2023
Following a 5-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, the Phillies are set to play the first-ever Game 7 in franchise history. The majority in Philadelphia were unaware that the Phillies had pulled off a victory in the first two games of the season before Arizona was able to fight their way back into it. If the Diamondbacks win, it would be their first appearance in the World Series since 2001.

After Philadelphia's 10-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in NLCS, a Phillies fan is OBLITERATED by safety as he is tackled for storming the field

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 18, 2023
On Tuesday evening, there was an MLB playoff and international soccer match in Philadelphia, but for one fan at least, it seemed as if it had reigned supreme. As the supporters ran onto the field to celebrate his team's 10-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, a Philadelphia Phillies fan was notably wiped out by a security guard turned linebacker. As the fan danced through the right field grass waving his arms around, he wound up on the wrong side of a massive blindside tackle that seemed to be deserving of landing him the Philadelphia Eagles' defense.

And with the Philadelphia Phillies thrashing the Diamondbacks across the street in MLB playoffs, Mexico holds a 2-2 draw in Philadelphia

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 18, 2023
On Tuesday night, the city of Philadelphia was overtaken by sports fans as 62,000 people packed into Lincoln Financial Field to watch Germany's friendly against Mexico. In Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, the Philadelphia Phillies also had a full stadium of fans to watch a 10-0 loss of the Arizona Diamondbacks. In what turned into an exciting game for the thousands of spectators who attended one of the 2026 World Cup host cities, Germany came from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw with Mexico.

After a Giants stumble to help Philadelphia win by 10-4 in the wild-card playoffs race, Philadelphia's Bryce Harper gets an inside track on the field home run

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 22, 2023
During the team's 10-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night in a matchup of teams competing in the National League wild-card competition, Philadelphia slugger Bryce Harper hit an inside-the-park home run. Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm, and Edmundo Sosa all homered for the Phillies, while starting pitcher Aaron Nola threw seven strong innings as they advanced three games ahead of the Giants in the wild-card standings. LaMonte Wade Jr. and Joc Pederson homered for San Francisco, who have lost four of five and 11 of 15.

Rob Thomson, the Phillies' manager, was fired because of a pitch clock controversy over pitcher discarding balls

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 11, 2023
The new pitch clock in Major League Baseball and the legislation surrounding it have resulted in some dramatic exchanges, and Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson's discussion with umpires was the latest in the saga. Starting pitcher Aaron Nola threw a baseball that he didn't want to toss over to the dugout during the Philadelphia Phillies' 9-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning. Two umpires, home plate manager Roberto Ortiz, and crew chief Bill Miller, all seemed to have disopposed Nola's request to change the ball.

Aaron Nola of the Phillies makes a no-hitter pitch in seventh innings

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 6, 2023
Aaron Nola's strikeout total was up - the Phillies' ace would reach his career high with 12 - and his pitch count was also up. With two outs in the seventh inning and a chance at baseball history still on the line, manager Rob Thomson wasn't sure how much longer he'll let the right-hander go. 'I wouldn't have guessed his health just for that,' Thomson said. Stuart Fairchild and Tyler Stephenson scored solo home runs, while Andrew Abbott threw six scoreless innings in his major league debut to lead Cincinnati.

MLB Roundup: Yankees get a strong outing from Gerrit Cole and beat the Phillies 4-2

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 6, 2023
After a pitch-clock error resulted in a walk in the seventh inning, Gerrit Cole was relieved to have escaped Philadelphia's lineup unscathed. 'The Phillies are fantastic.' The lineup is a joke, he said, because they are so good.' The NL champions aren't joking about their home opener. For the third time in four games, Philadelphia was held to two runs or fewer, with Aaron Nola losing to Cole and the Yankees 4-2 on Wednesday in a crucial matchup of premier pitchers.

MLB Opening Day: Where can I watch?What are the big games?What are the best bets?

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 30, 2023
Congratulations, you've made it. The baseball offseason is over, and we're going full steam ahead of Opening Day on Thursday. Pitchers from all 30 MLB clubs will take the field in just a few hours, with fresh optimism and renewed hope that this is going to be *their* year. There have been a slew of changes, none of which we'll discuss here, but there is certainly more excitement among fans than ever before.

MLB: The Padres came back from 1-1 in Game 2 to win 8-5, earning eight unanswered runs

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 20, 2022
Padres catcher Austin Nola face Phillies starter Aaron Nola - his brother in a match awaited all day. Austin scored a single off Aaron in the fifth round, bringing the Padres closer to tying the Phillies. San Diego won Game 2 of the NLCS 8-5 after scoring five runs in the fifth inning, along with two runs in the bottom of the second. Since shelling Padres starter Blake Snell in the top of the second, Philadelphia once led 4-0. The Phillies had two RBI singles, an RBI double, and a sacrifice ground out, bringing home all the runs required for them to take the lead.

Austin and Aaron Nola create MLB history by becoming the first batter-pitcher brother pairing ever

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 20, 2022
As the San Diego Padres hosted the Philadelphia Phillies, MLB history was made on Wednesday during Game 2 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS). Aaron's Austin and Philadelphia were the first brothers to face off as a pitcher-batter pair in MLB postseason history. They are the sixth siblings to be pitted against one another in the postseason, though Roberto and Sandy Alomar were the most recent to do so before Wednesday.

Corey Phelan, a minor leaguer for the Philadelphia Phillies, died at the age of 20 following an 18-month cancer battle

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 14, 2022
Corey Phelan, a 20-year-old minor leaguer with the Philadelphia Phillies, died on Thursday after fighting against non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The Phillies family is devastated by Corey Phelan's death,' a team statement read.' 'Corey's positive presence and selflessness inspired everybody around him.' Although he was ardently passionate about baseball, his passion for his family and his deep faith trumped everything else. We express our deepest condolences to his family, his coworkers, and others who were by his side, who were all concerned about his arduous fight with cancer.' Phelan was a strange candidate for minor league success, signing as an undrafted free agent out of high school in 2020. But in 9 2/3 relief innings last season, he gave up just one run. When he was diagnosed with Cancer in April, the promising step forward was shattered.

MLB's greatest postseason ever? The wild best-of-three first-round series is offered in a new playoff format

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 7, 2022
The bracket has been drafted and the new expanded MLB playoffs are set for their first appearance, with 12 teams competing to win the Commissioner's Trophy in what might be the best postseason in baseball history. The reformed playoffs did not only reward the top two teams in each league with first-round byes, but also the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, which all happened to be popular with fans at the end of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The World Series picture, as well as an 111-win team, the Dodgers, and three other 100-win clubs: the Astros, Braves, and the New York Mets. So even if an underdog makes it to the Divisional round, several of the best regular-season clubs in recent memory will all be around to compete for the pennant.