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The bizarre coincidence behind Aaron Nola tying Tom Seaver’s strikeout record vs. the Mets

What a time to tie the MLB record for consecutive strikeouts!

Aaron Nola couldn’t have picked a better time to tie the MLB’s consecutive strikeout record. On Friday, Nola struck out 10 consecutive New York Mets batters for the Philadelphia Phillies, tying a 51-year-old record held by the great Tom Seaver.

Yes that Seaver, who spent 12 seasons pitching for the Mets and broke that same record while with New York back on April 22, 1970.

It’s a hilarious and incredibly Mets coincidence for Nola to tie Seaver’s strikeout record in this manner, a streak that was broken after Pete Alonso doubled on a 1-2 count in the bottom of the fourth. Here’s how Nola’s record-tying strikeout went down.

And here’s all of Nola’s strikeouts in the lead up to the record-tying moment.

An impressive feat indeed! Though Nola may not have broken the record, he tied it while pitching at Citi Field, which conveniently has an address named after Seaver and all he contributed to the Mets during his time there.

Not only that, the Mets were wearing their home jerseys with a No. 41 patch — Seaver’s number — on Friday’s game, adding to the spectacle of it all.

Talk about the most incredible and bizarre of coincidences. And what a moment for Nola too!

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