On Saturday, 2023 MLB Draft No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes made his MLB debut. In four innings on the mound, Skenes struck out seven batters, reaching 100 miles per hour on 17 of his 84 pitches.
Paul Skenes made his much-anticipated debut for the Pirates on Saturday, ending months of speculation as to when the club would finally call him up. While
The Pittsburgh Pirates (18-23) will look to Connor Joe, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Milwaukee Brewers (24-16) Monday at American Family Field.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (18-23) kick off a three-game series on Monday against the Milwaukee Brewers (24-16). The contest starts at 7:40 PM ET at American Family Field.
Derek Shelton didn’t need to ponder the question long before breaking into a grin. The Pittsburgh Pirates manager was asked what it is like to now have right-handers Paul Skenes, Jared Jones and Mitch Keller in his starting rotation and, more importantly, potentially having the trio together for many years.
Paul Skenes delivered four innings with seven strikeouts in a 10-9 win Saturday during his MLB debut. Welcome to Bechtold’s Core Four, where I preview four Pittsburgh Pirates topics, events, or storylines worth following this week.
Pirates’ minor league affiliates took part in five games on Sunday afternoon, with one of the clubs extending a franchise record winning streak with a walk-off win.
A look at Sunday’s minor-league action within the Pirates' system ... INDIANAPOLIS (17-19) lost at Louisville, 7-1. The Bats posted a six-run second inning off of Indians starter Eric Lauer. He allowed a two-run double to Hernan Perez, a one-RBI double to Blake Dunn, and a three-run home run to Levi Jordan in that inning.
During the early to mid part of April, Oneil Cruz wasn't providing much production at the plate. His slash line, as of April 21, was sitting at .209/.261/.
Connor Joe hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning, but the Pittsburgh Pirates were unable to erased a three-run deficit and fell 5-4 to the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on Mother’s Day.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are currently without the services of Ke’Bryan Hayes, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with low back inflammation on Saturday.
Paul Skenes has arrived. Ever since spring training, fans have been eagerly awaiting the moment when the Pittsburgh Pirates would call up their top prospect.
Andrew McCutchen has seen and done some pretty cool things in his MLB career. The Pittsburgh Pirates legend has played for a very long time and faced off against some incredible players.
PITTSBURGH – It was supposed to be “Skenesmas.” Paul Skenes made his major-league debut on Saturday for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It marked the unveiling of the most-hyped pitching prospect in franchise history – apologies to Kris Benson and Gerrit Cole.
Saturday started off as a great day of excitement and optimism for the Pittsburgh Pirates as Paul Skenes, one of the best pitching prospects of the past 15 years, was set to make his major league debut.
There is hope on the horizon. The Pittsburgh Pirates lost another game last night. The final score was Cubs 7 Pirates 3. There’s nothing unusual about that.
Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes mowed down the first two batters he faced in the majors.
Pirates GM Ben Cherington announced some moves Saturday afternoon.
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired a starting arm from the Giants in pitcher Daulton Jefferies.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Paul Skenes will look to begin to make good on his immense hype when he takes to the mound for his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
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