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The Pirates announced Wednesday on social media that they are calling up right-hander Paul Skenes, the organization's top pitching prospect and a top-10 prospect across all of MLB. 5.11.24 pic ...
Which brings us to the other component of Skenes’ call-up: pacing. The idea is for him to be hitting his stride in the summer and down the stretch, rather than unleashing his best in April and May.
Skenes pitched four innings, giving up three runs and scattering six hits, while throwing a total of 84 pitches. Those numbers belie some of his electric stuff, as he struck out seven batters and ...
Paul David Skenes (/ s k iː n z /, born May 29, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024. He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Skenes became the first Pirates pitcher aged 21 or younger to record at least seven strikeouts in his major league debut since Nick Maddox fanned 11 against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1907 — 95 years before Skenes was born. The Pirates teased Skenes' call-up on Wednesday after he breezed through seven starts at Triple-A Indianapolis. His ...
Skenes earned his call-up after seven starts at Triple-A Indianapolis this season. He threw 27 1/3 innings and recorded 45 strikeouts, with only eight walks, and a 0.99 ERA and 0.91 WHIP.
Fans and prognosticators alike pined for a call-up. And with each minor-league start, the calls grew louder . Eventually the Pirates, pushed by the sheer excellence of Skenes’ minor-league ...
The Pirates selected Skenes out of LSU with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft. After making his MLB debut in May, the El Toro High product went 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 23 starts.