Austin Nola| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2024 proj | 52 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.231 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 130 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0.146 | -4.9 |
| 2022 | 347 | 87 | 40 | 4 | 40 | 34 | 60 | 2 | 0.251 | 11.9 |
| 2021 | 173 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0.272 | 7.9 |
| 2020 | 161 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 28 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 0.273 | 32.1 |
| 2019 | 238 | 64 | 37 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 63 | 1 | 0.269 | 16.5 |
| Date | News |
| 2/23/24 | Royals pick up backstop Nola to be Perez's backup. - The Kansas City Royals signed Austin Nola to a contract for the 2024 season on Friday, adding a veteran catcher to provide some insurance behind Salvador Perez alongside young backup Freddie Fermin. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39584149/royal... |
| 2/23/24 | Catcher Austin Nola signs $975,000 deal with Royals to provide depth behind Salvador Perez. The Kansas City Royals signed Austin Nola to a one-year contract Friday, adding a veteran catcher to provide some insurance behind Salvador Perez alongside young backup Freddie Fermin. The 34-year-old was released from a minor league contract by Milwaukee on Thursday after the Brewers finalized a deal with Gary Sánchez. Kansas City has little depth at catcher behind Perez and Fermin, though outfielder MJ Melendez can play the position. Source: https://news.yahoo.com/royals-sign-veteran-catcher... |
| 2/23/24 | Popular Former Seattle Mariners Catcher Signs Major League Deal with Kansas City Royals. Popular Former Seattle Mariners Catcher Signs Major League Deal with Kansas City Royals Former Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola has signed a major league deal with the resurgent Kansas City Royals. Author: Brady Farkas Publish date: Feb 23, 2024 9:01 AM EST In this story: Seattle Mariners Kansas City Royals Popular former Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola has signed a major league contract with the resurgent Kansas City Royals. Per Ken Rosenthal of 'The Athletic' on social media: Austin Nola will be joining the Royals on a minor-league deal, source says. Correction: Nola is signing a major-league deal. Nola was non-tendered by the Padres Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/pop... |
| 2/22/24 | KC Royals sign catcher Austin Nola, who was released by the Brewers | reports. The Kansas City Royals have reportedly signed the catcher to a major-league deal. Source: https://news.yahoo.com/kc-royals-sign-catcher-aust... |
| 1/05/24 | Former Padres catcher Austin Nola agrees to minor league deal with Brewers. Former San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola has agreed to a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes an invitation to major league spring training. Nola, 34, batted .146 with a .260 on-base percentage, one homer and eight RBIs in 52 games with the Padres last season. The Nola deal came two weeks after the Brewers signed catcher Eric Haase to a $1 million, one-year contract. Source: https://news.yahoo.com/former-padres-catcher-austi... |
| 9/25/23 | Padres News: Struggling Catcher Austin Nola Looking to Get Back on Track. Padres News: Struggling Catcher Austin Nola Looking to Get Back on Track In Arizona, Austin Nola is working to improve his vision. Author: Sarah Morris Publish date: Sep 25, 2023 4:55 PM EDT The 2023 season has been a nightmare for the San Diego Padres' catcher Austin Nola. Currently, the 33-year-old catcher is in Arizona working to improve tracking the baseball. He's dealt with a neurological problem affecting his eye movement. Now he's looking forward to getting back on track for the 2024 season. This past March, just before Opening Day, Nola was hit in the face with a pitch. He suffered a cut over the bridge of his nose. Since Nola passed the concussion protocol, he returned quickly. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/padres-news-str... |
| 9/03/23 | Padres Notes: Nola's Diagnosis, Soto Slams Petco, and the Friars Aren't Finished Yet. Padres Notes: Nola's Diagnosis, Soto Slams Petco, and the Friars Aren't Finished Yet The Padres got an important win Sunday over the San Francisco Giants. Author: Patrick Warren Publish date: Sep 4, 2023 1:00 PM EDT The Padres have enjoyed September. After their 4-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, the Padres are 3-0 in the month of September and, as they face a 5.5-game Wild Card deficit, winning is becoming more vital each day. In other news, catcher Austin Nola revealed a surprising diagnosis that was part of the reason behind some of his struggles this season, Juan Soto spoke about the difficulty of hitting in Petco — despite homering in each of the Padres' wins over the Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/padres-notes-no... |
| 9/02/23 | Struggles In 2023 Prompted Austin Nola To Get Checked, Leading To Shocking Discovery. Padres Catcher Austin Nola Learned Shocking News That Led to Struggles in 2023 Thankfully, he went and got himself checked out! Author: Matt Levine Publish date: Sep 3, 2023 1:30 PM EDT The 2023 season for the San Diego Padres just seems to be getting weirder and weirder. They entered the year with the expectation of competing for a title, but that hope has taken a turn for the worse. The team finds itself in a deep hole, and their playoff chances are looking very bleak at the moment. They have seen a strong team on paper, struggle to find any sort of consistency this season. But recently, it came to light that one of their players had been dealing with an unfortunate issue. Catcher Austin Nola Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/padres-catcher-... |
| 7/20/23 | Padres News: Preller Looks Back at Nola Trade With Rose Tinted Glasses. Padres News: Preller Looks Back at Nola Trade With Rose Tinted Glasses A trade that never worked out for the Friars. Author: Clint Pasillas Publish date: Jul 21, 2023 5:30 PM EDT It was one name listed among several transactions on Thursday but this one stung just a bit more for Padres executive A.J. Preller. Catcher Austin Nola was optioned to Triple-A as Luis Campusano returned from the injured list and with the move came a small acknowledgment of a 2020 trade that didn't work out. As the Padres were making a Wild Card push in the covid shortened season, Austin Hedges and Francisco Mejia weren't cutting it offensively at the catching position. Preller had his eye on a young backstop Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/padres-news-pre... |
| 6/16/23 | Padres News: Austin Nola Calls Machado's Incredible Catch One of the Best He's Ever Seen. Padres News: Austin Nola Calls Machado's Incredible Catch One of the Best He's Ever Seen It was quite the play! Author: Noel Sanchez Publish date: Jun 17, 2023 10:00 PM EDT Manny Machado has been able to perform at his usual superstar level ever since returning from his first IL stint years and even though he wasn't sure if he would be able to fully recover from his fracture, he sure is looking the part. In the past six games and two series against both the Colorado Rockies and Cleveland Guardians, Machado has been batting .370 with three homers and their offensive production has been boosted. However, even when the 30-year-old slugger was struggling at the plate earlier in the year, he Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/padres-news-aus... |
| 6/01/23 | Padres pregame: Gary Sanchez at DH over slumping Nelson Cruz. Austin Nola is back behind the plate, but Gary Sanchez starting a third straight game, this time at DH over Nelson Cruz in series finale at Miami Marlins Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres... |
| 5/27/23 | Padres Fans Rip Apart Austin Nola & Bob Melvin After Saturday's Loss. Padres Fans Rip Apart Austin Nola & Bob Melvin After Saturday's Loss Some questionable late-game decisions by Bo Mel. Author: Noel Sanchez Publish date: May 27, 2023 4:00 PM EDT Everything was poised on Saturday morning/afternoon for the San Diego Padres to take yet another game from the New York Yankees in their first series of 2023. Superstar Aaron Judge was held to just one hit and even though the Friars couldn't generate a ton of offense, Michael Wacha put together a solid seven innings at the mound. Fernando Tatis Jr. even received louder boos than he did on Friday and responded to the crowd once again with a 426 ft home run in the fourth inning. However, the game was 2-2 by the bottom Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/padres-fans-rip... |
| 5/09/23 | Kim scores on a bunt. Austin Nola lays down a bunt and Ha-Seong Kim scores to give the Padres a 2-1 lead in the 7th inning Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/kim-scores-bunt-011939807... |
| 4/28/23 | Nick Castellanos reflects on the Phillies' World Series run and being back in Houston. On Oct. 23, 2022, he caught the out that sent his team to the World Series. Castellanos says he likes to “stew on [expletive],” so when he was in New Jersey this offseason, he thought about how it felt to catch Austin Nola's pop fly in his glove in the top of the ninth inning in Game 5 of the NLCS. Castellanos had been to the playoffs before, but he had never won. In the top of the ninth, with two outs, he stepped up to the plate against Ryan Pressly. Source: https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-astros-... |
| 4/13/23 | On Friar Podcast: Is Blake Snell Fixable, Has Campy Won the Catcher's Job, and What Can We Realistically Expect From Fernando Tatis Jr.?. One of their starting pitchers is, once again, not living up his potential and it's costing San Diego wins. What is really wrong with Blake Snell? The OnFriar Podcast looks into the metrics and takes a few cues from the skipper to try and find the answer. Austin Nola is not hitting while Luis Campusano looks like he might be fulfilling his vast potential. Source: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/on-friar-po... |
| 4/04/23 | Diamondbacks rally to split two-game series with Padres. The Arizona Diamondbacks scored four runs in the top of the eighth, capitalizing on Padres miscues to gain an 8-6 win in San Diego and earn a split of a two-game series Tuesday afternoon. The Padres had built a 5-1 lead through five innings on an RBI single by Austin Nola, a solo home run by Nelson Cruz, a run scored on a throwing error and a two-run homer by Xander Bogaerts. Source: https://www.oklahomastar.com/news/273708577/diamon... |
| 3/31/23 | Freeland's great play, Blackmon HR carry Rockies past Padres. Freeland (1-0) made a sensational play to retire Austin Nola opening the fifth. Nola hit a soft dribbler down the third base line and Freeland hopped off the mound, gloved the ball, took two steps and made a jump throw — reminiscent of Derek Jeter — to first baseman C.J. Cron, who made a nice stretch to retire the runner. Freeland ended up sprawled face down in foul territory. Freeland said he knew third baseman Elehuris Montero was playing back and that he was the only one who had a chance. Source: https://www.nhregister.com/sports/article/freeland... |
| 3/30/23 | Padres' Austin Nola again carves out unlikely role: 'This is where he belongs'. On a Padres team loaded with superstars and formidable bats, catcher Austin Nola has carved out an invaluable spot. It's not his first time doing so. Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/padres-austi... |
| 3/25/23 | Expert Ranks Padres Starting Catcher Among Worst In the MLB. Expert Ranks Padres Starting Catcher Among Worst In the MLB Bleacher Report not very high on this latest version of Austin Nola. Author: Noel Sanchez Publish date: Mar 25, 2023 9:00 PM EDT For the most part, preseason rankings have been showing a ton of love to your San Diego Padres. The likes of Juan Soto, Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr, and Blake Snell have all been appearing near the top of rankings in their positions and analysts have shown a good amount of praise. However, it appears that Austin Nola is the odd man out. The 33-year-old catcher first came into the league in 2012 looking to be an infielder. However, just a couple seasons into his professional career, he found a better role Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/expert-ranks-pa... |
| 3/22/23 | Padres' Nola could avoid IL after scary hit to face. Padres manager Bob Melvin said Tuesday that there is "still a chance" catcher Austin Nola, who two days earlier was hit in the face by a pitch, will be able to start the regular season with the team. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35914560/padre... |
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