With a second straight trip to the World Series at stake, Aaron Nola gets the call Monday night against Arizona in the NLCS.
Aaron Nola takes the ball in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series with a couple of familiar questions swirling around him.If not, might this be his last start in a Philadelphia uniform?
The 30-year-old Nola is eligible for free agency after the World Series because his agent and the front office broke off negotiations in spring training. Nola, the longest-tenured player on these Phillies, wanted to stay focused this season on doing his part to win Philadelphia's first World Series crown since 2008.
Nola endured three straight 90-loss seasons with the Phillies before the arrivals of Bryce Harper, J.T. Realmuto, Kyle Schwarber and fellow ace Zack Wheeler turned the Phillies into contenders."Each year better players came through, better guys coming through, forming new relationships, so obviously I love that part about it," Nola said.
He and his wife, Hunter Jayde, are about to join the parenting club. Nola's wife posted a pregnancy announcement on her Instagram page hours after the dad-to-be tossed seven shutout innings against the Marlins to earn, ahem, a berth in the NL Division Series.The next step, at least toward a World Series, is knocking off the Diamondbacks. Arizona looked dazed and defeated after it dropped the first two NLCS games against Philadelphia's homer-heavy lineup.
Kelly found himself in a minor fuss ahead of his Game 2 start when he said he doubted Phillies fans could possibly be louder than the ones heard rooting for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.
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