Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola and Padres catcher Austin Nola are brothers and last night they faced each other for the first time at the major league level, which was pretty cool to see.
Well, it wasn’t cool for Austin (31) because in the second inning he got struck out by his younger brother, Aaron (28) in three pitches.
That’s just cold.
Aaron Nola became the first player in Phillies history to face a position-playing brother and he brought the heat in that second inning showdown. Three straight fastballs had his older brother heading back to the dugout in what must have been a frustrating walk.
Check this out:
Aaron Nola takes down his brother Austin in 3 pitches!#Phillies #RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/tT4Pcu3qRj
— Brodes Media (@BrodesMedia) August 22, 2021
Aaron Nola just struck out his older brother, Austin, on three pitches. It was the first time in Phillies history that a Phillies pitcher faced his position-playing brother per Elias.
— Matt Breen (@matt_breen) August 22, 2021
His dad’s reaction (which his at the end of this video below0 was pretty great. Like, what do you do there as a dad?
Aaron Nola struck out his older brother, Austin Nola 😳
(via @NBCSPhilly)pic.twitter.com/ebghtPLsOQ
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) August 22, 2021
Aaron Nola strikes out his older brother Austin in their first ever pitcher/hitter meeting.
Dad in a Padres and Phillies jersey(with the Phillies jersey on top of course)
Wholesome baseball content💙⚾️ pic.twitter.com/6syMel22ym
— T*ri Lahren (@Tori_Philly4) August 22, 2021
Aaron really brought the heat to strike out his brother:
Aaron Nola's fastest 2 pitches of the season both came in his first ever MLB matchup against his older brother, Austin Nola.
– 96.2 mph fastball on 0-2 count (swinging strikeout)
– 95.9 mph fastball on 0-1 count (called strike) pic.twitter.com/1KZbYV1dbm— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 22, 2021
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