Joe Girardi hasn’t said anything for sure, but barring something unforeseen, Aaron Nola will get the ball for the Philadelphia Phillies on April 1, when they welcome the Atlanta Braves to town for the 2021 season opener.
With that start, Nola would become the first Phillies starter since Hall of Famer Steve Carlton to toe the rubber on four consecutive opening days.
“That would be cool, I didn’t know that,” Nola admitted earlier this week. “Yeah, that would be pretty cool. Opening Day is always an honor, to open the season out on the mound.