The Express, the top minor league affiliate of the Rangers, play in suburban Austin. Possessing both metro areas in his first and last names, Nola felt right at home with a 3-for-4 night to raise his average to .340 on the season.
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Nola, 25, is a native of Baton Rouge and was selected by the Marlins in the fifth round of the 2012 draft out of LSU. He began the 2015 season with Double-A Jacksonville, but clearly Nola belongs in NOLA.
