A small-market baseball team that has missed the playoffs in eight straight seasons and is currently below .500 does not generally receive much national coverage.
Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Pitcher Paul Skenes continues to take the league by storm in his rookie campaign. He tossed six innings and surrendered two earned runs while striking out nine on Wednesday on the road.
Paul Skenes was the first overall pick in the MLB Draft after being the best player in college baseball when he was at LSU. He is now pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he has been sensational so far in his young career.
Skenes might end up the best Pirates pitcher ever. Paul Skenes is unlike any pitcher we’ve ever seen don a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform. His fastball, sprinkler, and slider mix arguably sits in the top five in all of baseball for any pitcher.
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes is making a legitimate case for the All-Star team just four starts into his major league career.
Hope you like Game 5s, we've got a pair of 'em tonight. The Timberwolves are looking to stave off elimination again, while the Rangers and Panthers fight for control of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Pittsburgh Pirates throttled the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon in game two of a doubleheader, 10-2. With the win, the Pirates moved to 26-30 on the year while the Tigers are now under .500 at 27-28.
Paul Skenes struck out nine in six innings on his 22nd birthday as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the host Detroit Tigers, 10-2, in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Pirates rookie starting pitcher Paul Skenes had another excellent outing on Wednesday, capping an incredible calendar year for the young star.
DETROIT -- I mean, do something. Like, anything? Look, this isn't specific to the Pirates' doubleheader split with the Tigers on this cloudy Wednesday at Comerica Park, an 8-0 loss in Game 1 and a 10-2 bounceback in Game 2.
Paul Skenes struck out nine in six innings on his 22nd birthday as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the host Detroit Tigers, 10-2, in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Paul Skenes celebrated his 22nd birthday by striking out nine Detroit Tigers across six-strong innings pitched in the second-game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Skenes has come out of the gate firing -- and firing hard
The Detroit Tigers are embracing the challenge of facing Pittsburgh Pirates rookie phenom Paul Skenes. The 21-year-old flamethrowing right-hander will make his fourth career start at Detroit on Wednesday.
Livvy Dunne responded to a young fan that went viral for his fandom of Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes. Well, this fan is also a big fan of Dunne.
Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospect, starting pitcher Paul Skenes, has taken the baseball world by storm to start his career. He has been blowing opponents away with some nasty stuff, routinely touching 100 MPH on the radar gun.
The Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen is not winning any fans among those who bet the over on Paul Skenes's win total for the 2024 regular season.
With Thursday afternoon's 7-6 loss, it was the second game in a row the Pirates wasted a quality start from one of their young aces and let a late-inning, multiple-run lead slip away.
Is Paul Skenes the best prospect in all of baseball? The worldwide leader in sports thinks so. ESPN updated their rankings for the top 50 MLB prospects, promoting the Pirates’ flamethrower to the No.
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up their first series win since the beginning of May this weekend, taking three of four from the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Paul Skenes shoved for six no-hit innings on Friday, flashing the talent that enticed the Pirates to select him first overall in last year’s draft.
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie starter Paul Skenes has been as-advertised in his first two MLB starts.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes had a fantastic challenge for rival hitters ahead of his second career MLB start on Friday.
It would be easy to say that it will be just a normal game for Paul Skenes on Friday afternoon. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander will be making his second career start when he faces the Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Paul Skenes’ promotion to the Pirates’ rotation brought came with plenty of fanfare, but beyond the simple arrival of perhaps the sport’s top pitching prospect, there are also broader implications for his addition to the roster.
MLB has been holding its annual draft since 1965. Over that period, many of the No. 1 overall selections have gone on to have illustrious careers, while others have been complete busts. How many of them can you name in six minutes?
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