Aaron Nola’s full contract facts and incentives have been disclosed.

 

 

Aaron Nola’s stint in free agency was brief, as the right-hander re-signed with the Phillies, staying with the team he’s known his whole professional career. The starting pitcher agreed to a seven-year contract extension that will keep him in the Philadelphia rotation for the foreseeable future.

In addition to the $172 million signing bonus, which is the highest paid to a pitcher by the Phillies, the details of Nola’s contract are now available, due to a report by Jon Heyman of The New York Post.

According to Heyman, Nola is signed through 2030 and will earn around $24,571,428 every season. As of today, his contract will be the third-highest average yearly value on the Phillies’ roster in 2024, both in cash and in terms of luxury tax. Only Bryce Harper and Trea Turner will have higher salary next season.

Interestingly, Nola’s long-term contract in Philadelphia does not include a no-trade clause, which Harper and Turner both have. However, Nola will achieve 10 years of service time during the 2025 season, granting him “10-and-5 rights” — the option to refuse any trade as a 10-year big leaguer who has been with the same organization for at least five years. According to Heyman, if he is traded before the end of the 2025 season, he will receive an additional $1 million.

Nola will also have the option to earn additional income in the form of incentives during the term of this agreement. The 2018 All-Star would receive $50,000 for making the National League All-Star squad, $100,000 for winning the NL Cy Young Award, $50,000 for finishing second and $25,000 for finishing third, $50,000 for winning NLCS MVP, and $100,000 for winning World Series MVP.

With the agreement in place, Nola is once again a member of the Phillies core, with the opportunity to spend the first 16 seasons of his career in Philadelphia.

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The Phillies’ season of giving lasts all year.

 

 

The following is an extract from Todd Zolecki’s Phillies Beat newsletter. Click here to read the entire newsletter. And subscribe to receive it in your inbox on a regular basis.

Because it’s Thanksgiving week, here’s a break from the Phillies Hot Stove discussion.

Kevin Upshur was overjoyed late last week when Milt Thompson, Mickey Morandini, and the Phillie Phanatic arrived in a new 12-person passenger van at the Strawberry Mansion Learning Center in Philadelphia. Upshur founded the institution in 2008 on the site of his mother, Shirley’s, former tavern. Shirley told her son before she died to do something good for the community with the building.

Strawberry Mansion Learning Center has provided after-school and summer activities for children in grades 5-12 since its inception. But Upshur was always hungry for more. He desired to broaden the options and world for his children. He has been trying for more than a decade to get funds for a van so he can take his kids outside Strawberry Mansion to visit the city and the East Coast.

It had been a pointless endeavor. People had promised a van but had failed to deliver. Fundraising proved difficult. But Upshur persisted.

The Phillies then called.

They gave Upshur a van thanks to a $35,000 Phillies Charities grant and a $15,000 MLB grant as part of the MLB’s Fall Classic Legacy initiative.

“It was a dream come true,” stated Upshur. “It was critical because we had no idea how we were going to get a van.” We’ve been brainstorming methods to make it happen. It was a game changer for the Learning Center, literally changing their lives. They heard about us and reached out to us. They called me before the playoffs ended. They promised a van, and they delivered.”

This was one of several occasions that the Phillies interacted with the community this year. Here are a few highlights:

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Rob Thomson, Brandon Marsh, and Phillies front office staff visited PAL volunteers and PAL students at the 24th PAL Center in Port Richmond, Philadelphia. The effort contributed to the completion of a new e-gaming facility constructed as part of the MLB Fall Classic Legacy Initiative.

The 13th annual Phans Feeding Families program, a hunger-relief collaboration led by the Philadelphia Phillies and sponsors to offer meals to families in need around the Delaware Valley. Aaron Nola has been attending and supporting the event for several years.

The 11th annual Phantastic Auction benefited Phillies Charities. Many players and coaches volunteered their time to auction off events such as a Wiffle ball party for youngsters with Bryce Harper and catching, hitting, and pitching lessons with J.T. Realmuto, Trea Turner, and Zack Wheeler, respectively.

The Phillies and numerous players collaborated with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant four requests.

For the annual Nemours Children’s Health Help Our Kids Radiothon, Alec Bohm matched donations and made public service announcements.

On Lou Gehrig Night, the Philadelphia Phillies paid tribute to Lou Gehrig’s legacy as well as the work of ALS United Mid-Atlantic.

The sixth annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Night was held by the Philadelphia Phillies. As a young patient hit a ceremonial home run and circled the bases, players stood on the basepaths.

Turner invited teenage patients in his apartment once a month in order to raise funds for the V Foundation.

In May, Nola held Bowling for the Troops, which benefited Team Red, White, and Blue.

In June, Rhys Hoskins hosted a Go Yard with MDA and Rhys Hoskins benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

In August, Taijuan Walker held Tai’s Taco Truck, which supported Turning Points for Children.

In September, Kyle Schwarber sponsored the Schwarber’s Block Party, which benefited first responders through his Neighborhood Heroes program.