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LSU Baseball Reveals Starting Pitcher for Matchup Against Arkansas Razorbacks in CWS

Jay Johnson and the LSU Tigers will square off against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha (Neb.) to open College World Series play.

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Paul Skenes News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / June 13

Pirates Make Lineup Changes for Paul Skenes Start

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes will take on the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field for the second game of the series. Skenes comes

MLB News / CBSSports.com / June 13

MLB picks, best baseball bets for Friday: Paul Skenes vs. Cubs, Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Giants and a HR play

Let's get some action on Friday starting pitchers and grab a futures play, too

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / June 13

Report: MLB GMs Still Targeting Pirates' Paul Skenes

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes has had a sensational season, sparking trade discourse. Skenes has posted a 1.88 ERA over 91.0 innings pitched through 14 outings, 92 strikeouts to 20 walks, a .173 opposing batting average, a 0.84 WHIP, 9.10 K/9 and a 1.98 BB/9 in 2025.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Field Level Media / June 13

Pirates ace Paul Skenes aims to tame Cubs, even set

Pittsburgh Pirates fireballer Paul Skenes is producing stellar numbers during his sophomore season, even if his won-loss record isn't among them. Pittsburgh's punchless offense has played a significant role in that department, given that it has mustered three runs or fewer in nine of his 14 starts this season.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 12

Paul Skenes trade suitors won’t stop making ‘serious’ trade offers to Pirates

It doesn’t really make a lot of sense for the Pittsburgh Pirates to trade Paul Skenes, but that isn’t stopping teams from trying to pry the young pitcher away from Pittsburgh.

MLB News / CBSSports.com / June 11

MLB Awards Watch: Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal in front of Cy Young race, but neither is running away with it

There's an opening in each league to catch the frontrunners

Golf News / Yardbarker / June 10

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MLB News / Just Baseball / June 10

Why Just Baseball is Taking a Stance Against Paul Skenes’ Mock Trades

How could anyone realistically mock a trade for Paul Skenes? This is a 22-year-old unicorn who is already the most popular pitcher in all of baseball. Skenes started the All-Star Game last year, which was technically only the 12th start of his MLB career, and would go on to win Rookie of the Year.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / June 10

Livvy Dunne Watches Pirates' Paul Skenes Destroy Phillies

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes dominated in his last outing vs. the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park on June 9, with his girlfriend Livvy Dunne in attendance.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Athlon Sports / June 9

Pirates Manager Gets 'Serious' Attention Amid Paul Skenes Speculation

The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton on May 8 after a 12-26 start to the season, and replaced Shelton with bench coach Don Kelly, who became the interim head coach.

MLB News / Athlon Sports / June 9

LSU’s Jared Jones Says the Job is ‘Not Finished’

Jared Jones had a great game, going 3-4 with an RBI in the series-clinching win. LSU is now set to travel to Omaha, aiming to replicate their success from 2023 when a team led by Paul Skenes took home the championship.

Washington Nationals News / Federal Baseball / June 9

MLB Draft 2025: LSU’s Kade Anderson is a late riser the Nationals could consider

Kade Anderson of LSU has been getting a lot of buzz to potentially be the number one pick for Washington Nationals The race for the number one pick in the MLB Draft has been wide open.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 9

Paul Skenes’ Pirates record vs. ERA combo is mind-blowing

There is a reason why a pitcher’s record is simply not good enough to be a singular basis of how good one is on the mound. Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes makes for one great example of that.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Field Level Media / June 8

Paul Skenes, Braxton Ashcraft hurl Pirates to sweep of Phillies

Paul Skenes and rookie Braxton Ashcraft combined to allow just one run on three hits and lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon.

MLB News / Yardbarker / June 8

Pirates' Paul Skenes keeps getting better with every start

Paul Skenes arrived in the Major Leagues during the 2024 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates and put together one of the most dominant rookie seasons the league has ever seen for a starting pitcher.

Red Sox rookie has some big trash talk for the Yankees

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