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Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / October 5

Pirates' Perfect 2027 Opening Day Starting Rotation

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have a strong rotation for next season and have high hopes for what they can do in 2027. The Pirates had a few starting pitchers in their rotation in 2026, which included Paul Skenes, Braxton Ashcraft, Mitch Keller, Bubba Chandler and Carmen Mlodzinski.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Tiger Rag / September 30

Paul Skenes’ Big Skid In 2026 Likely Impacted By World Baseball Classic Before Season

By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor The Pittsburgh Pirates were eliminated from the Major League Baseball Playoffs entering the last week of the regular season last week.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 26

Paul Skenes Tired of Disappointing Pirates Seasons

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates won't finish the 2026 season with playoff baseball and it's a let down for every player, especially Paul Skenes. The Pirates' starting pitcher, who ended his third MLB season, hasn't been a part of a postseason team yet, with the 2026 team eliminated a week ago.

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Philadelphia Phillies News / The Good Phight / September 26

Phillies news: Alec Bohm, Luis Arraez, Paul Skenes

Another streak of strikeouts by a Phillies starter was created last night by Cristopher Sanchez, this one a bit shorter than what Zack Wheeler had. Sanchez struck out the last seven hitters he faced, three short of the ten Wheeler started his start off this week with.

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Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / September 25

Pirates' Paul Skenes Readies For Tense Labor Battle

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes is done with his 2026 season, but he has a massive offseason ahead of him off the mound. Skenes

Paul Skenes News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 24

Pirates’ Paul Skenes sends sobering message after missing the MLB playoffs again

The Pittsburgh Pirates are already mathematically eliminated from 2026 MLB postseason contention despite their 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.

MLB News / Viva El Birdos / September 24

The Cardinals close out the Pirates series with a 2-1 loss

Paul Skenes and a host of Pirate relievers shut down the Cardinals, holding them to only a solo HR by Alec Burleson. A likewise effective Cardinal starter-follower combination matched Skenes when Leahy and Hjerpe combined to give up one run.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 24

Pirates’ Paul Skenes ends underwhelming season on strong note vs. Cardinals

The Pittsburgh Pirates are playing their last home game of the season against the St. Louis Cardinals, and Paul Skenes walked off with a standing ovation.

MLB News / Field Level Media / September 24

Paul Skenes closes underwhelming season with start vs. Cardinals

Paul Skenes will make his final start of a disappointing season as he tries to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon in the decisive contest of a three-game series.

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The most disappointing player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.

St. Louis Cardinals News / St. Louis Cardinals on SI / September 23

Cardinals on the Verge of Ugly History Not Seen Since 1959

With Tuesday night's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to 76-81, ensuring that they cannot finish above the .500 mark in 2026.

MLB News / Lookout Landing / September 23

Mariners News: Aaron Judge, Alex Bregman, and Paul Skenes

Good morning folks! The Mariners dropped another massive stinker in yesterday’s 7-0 loss to the Astros. The good news is that we’re less than a week from the end of this disappointing season.

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Pittsburgh Pirates News / Bucs Dugout / September 23

Pirates ace Paul Skenes cites WBC as contributor to drop in velocity

Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting pitcher Paul Skenes has come out and revealed that he believes his involvement in the World Baseball Classic is one reason to blame for his inconsistency and alarming drop in velocity in 2026.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / EssentiallySports / September 23

'Shouldn’t Be the Root Cause': Paul Skenes Gets Blunt Reality Check After Statements Made on His ‘Down Year’

Paul Skenes didn’t expect the 2026 season to turn out the way it has. Since the start of this season, his drop in velocity has been a major talking point in Pittsburgh, and, per the reigning Cy Young Award winner, the blame partially goes to his WBC pitching in early 2026.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Field Level Media / September 22

Paul Skenes: WBC partially to blame for subpar season

Paul Skenes didn't expect the 2026 season would turn out the way it has. In his second season in 2025, Skenes won the National League Cy Young Award. To that point in his career, he had a 21-13 record in 55 starts and a 1.96 ERA.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 22

Pirates’ Paul Skenes gets 100% real about ‘root’ of concerning velo drop

Paul Skenes has not been his typically elite self in 2026, which is a shame considering that the Pittsburgh Pirates currently have a winning record and put themselves in somewhat of a position to contend for a postseason spot.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Larry Brown Sports / September 21

Paul Skenes offers an interesting theory for his struggles this season

Paul Skenes has not at all looked like himself this year, and he has an interesting theory as to why. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace pitcher Skenes spoke this week in an interview to Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Paul Skenes News / Yardbarker / September 21

Paul Skenes admits World Baseball Classic affected his season

For the first time in his short three-year MLB career, the Pittsburgh Pirates ace looked like he wasn't completely dominant and overpowering hitters.

Cubs somber after Alex Bregman's scary injury

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MLB News / Yardbarker / September 13

Don Kelly defends pulling Paul Skenes in Pirates' late loss to Cubs

With a slim 3-2 lead and Paul Skenes on the mound, Don Kelly made a decision that some believe sank the Pittsburgh Pirates' playoff hopes. It's also one the Pirates' manager had to answer for immediately following Pittsburgh's 4-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

Cubs announce plans for return of Dansby Swanson

Cubs' Alex Bregman's explosive second half helping to erase slow start

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Pittsburgh Pirates News / Field Level Media / September 6

Pirates' Paul Skenes faces childhood favorite Angels in series finale

Paul Skenes has started two All-Star Games, won an ERA title and garnered the 2025 National League Cy Young Award. But one thing the hard-throwing right-hander hasn't done in his career is pitch against the team he rooted for while growing up in southern California.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Just Baseball / September 2

Why Paul Skenes’ Criticism Is Still Being Misplaced

The beginning of Paul Skenes‘ career has been nothing short of tremendous. Prior to 2026, Skenes’ first two big-league campaigns were filled with accolades, including an NL Rookie of the Year Award, a Cy Young Award, and back-to-back All-Star Game starts.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 2

Pirates make history with massive inning in wild walk-off win vs. Giants

Before the Pittsburgh Pirates finished off a wild game against the San Francisco Giants with a walk-off win, they made franchise history in the third inning.

Pirates outlast Giants after blowing six-run lead

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MLB News / Yardbarker / September 2

Don't let Skenes' dud distract you from Webb's woes

Don't let Pirates ace Paul Skenes' dud distract you from Giants ace Logan Webb's woes

San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb should thank Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes.

Pirates make history with massive inning in wild walk-off win vs. Giants

Pirates outlast Giants after blowing six-run lead

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Pittsburgh Pirates News / Larry Brown Sports / August 20

Paul Skenes is reportedly unhappy with the Pirates over one decision

The drama of the 2026 season is continuing for Paul Skenes. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace pitcher Skenes was unhappy with the team’s decision to give him some extra rest in between his previous two starts, Pittsburgh sportswriter Andrew Fillipponi reports this week.

MLB News / Yardbarker / August 19

Rafael Flores Jr.'s historic day salvages latest Paul Skenes dud for Pirates

Paul Skenes had another disappointing outing for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon, failing to get through five innings and allowing three earned runs with four walks.

Pirates hit two HRs in ninth to rally past Tigers 4-3

Concerns over Paul Skenes grow as struggles continue in start versus Tigers

Oneil Cruz proves worth to Pirates in return from injury, rough rehab assignment

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Pittsburgh Pirates News / Yardbarker / August 19