More on Austin Nola call-up

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Instead of calling up one of their young prospects, the Mariners instead rewarded journeyman catcher/infielder Austin Nola, who was batting .327 with seven home runs and 37 RBI at Triple-A Tacoma.

"He has made some major swing adjustments and got some good results," said Mariners manager Scott Servais, whose team returns home to face the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.

The 29-year-old Nola, who spent eight years and 773 games in the minors, was penciled into the starting lineup at first base Sunday at Oakland.

With his dad, A.J., in attendance on Father's Day, Nola singled in his first major league at-bat in the Mariners' 6-3 victory.

"Phenomenal," Austin Nola said, according to mlb.com. "No, it doesn't get any better. I can't wait to see my father after and give him a hug."

Nola's younger brother, Aaron, an All-Star pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies, got word of Austin's call up in a text message from their mother.

"Oh, man. It's one of the better days that I've had, and probably one of the better days that my parents have had, too," Aaron Nola told mlb.com in Atlanta, where the Phillies were playing. "A good present for my dad on Father's Day”
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