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As the season continues on, Bubba Chandler continues to fire away on the mound. MLB's No. 64 prospect piled up a career-best 10 strikeouts en route to Double-A Altoona’s 5-0 victory over Bowie at Prince George’s Stadium on Friday night. Chandler allowed just three baserunners via two hits and a

PITTSBURGH -- At this time last year, as Paul Skenes was amid his astronomical rise to becoming one of the top pitching prospects in recent memory, so much of the excitement was around two pitches in particular: his triple-digit fastball and his wipeout slider. He had more pitches at his

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PITTSBURGH -- Wednesday night at PNC Park promised to be a matchup of phenoms, when Paul Skenes and the Pirates took on Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers. And did it ever deliver. While the Bucs would go on to win 10-6, thanks in large part to a seven-run second inning,

PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes was there for Shohei Ohtani’s first home start in America. It was April 8, 2018, Ohtani’s second Major League start and his first at Angel Stadium, and the El Toro high school baseball team, located in Lake Forest, Calif., were given free tickets to attend. Ohtani

PITTSBURGH -- Jared Jones’ summers were spent at Dodger Stadium. The Pirates rookie grew up in La Mirada, Calif., his high school being only 23 miles southeast of his hometown team’s stomping grounds. He remembers Yasmani Grandal homering from both sides of the plate in one game there, one of

The future outlook is increasingly looking brighter for the Pirates, with much of that optimism surrounding their starting rotation. Top pitching prospect Paul Skenes has burst onto the scene with a 2.45 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 22 innings across his first four starts. Joining Skenes is Jared Jones (MLB

PITTSBURGH -- For the second straight game, the Pirates had a solid pathway to a win, getting a quality start from a rookie starter and a grand slam on offense. And again, they lost, this time squandering six strong innings from No. 2 overall prospect Paul Skenes with another bullpen

Baseball fans can rejoice, it’s almost that time of the week again: Skenes Time! Reigning No. 1 overall Draft pick Paul Skenes was one of the most highly anticipated players to arrive to MLB in the sport’s history, and to say he’s lived up to the hype would be an

There's been a lot of fluctuation on the rookie front in the past 30 days or so. Not all of the Top 100 prospect debuts made some noise, and as a result, some others with more notable performances over the last four weeks played themselves back into contention for the

Armed Forces Weekend has a particularly special meaning for Pirates phenom Paul Skenes, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft and MLB Pipeline’s No. 2 overall prospect. Before deciding to follow his baseball dreams at LSU, Skenes was on a path toward a military career, attending the

CHICAGO -- While most of the baseball world was in awe of Paul Skenes’ Major League debut last Saturday, Yasmani Grandal had seen him pitch better when he was on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis. Sure, seven strikeouts and 17 triple-digit fastballs was eye-opening, but he felt the rookie

Just two starts into his MLB career, Pirates phenom Paul Skenes is already making history. Skenes, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 Draft and MLB Pipeline’s current No. 2 overall prospect, was electric Friday afternoon against the Cubs at Wrigley Field in his second career start. The flamethrowing

CHICAGO -- Paul Skenes made his first Major League start on Saturday, perhaps the most anticipated debut for a pitching prospect in Pirates history. So what’s on deck for his second start? Skenes will be facing the Cubs again, but this time it will be held at the historic Wrigley

Paul Skenes' Major League debut, which came less than a year after he was selected first overall by the Pirates in the 2023 Draft, showcased why he is the top pitching prospect in baseball. The right-hander used his triple-digit fastball, mid-80s slider and electric splinker to strike out seven Cubs

PITTSBURGH -- When rehabbing with Triple-A Indianapolis last month, Yasmani Grandal got a chance to catch Paul Skenes and see his stuff first-hand. Much has been written about the right-handed phenom’s triple-digit fastball and wipeout slider, the two pitches he rode to the heights of the College World Series with

If Paul Skenes' big league debut last weekend was any indication -- the seven strikeouts in four innings, the triple-digit heat, the wipeout secondary pitches -- there are some dominant games in the tank for baseball's top pitching prospect. The Pirates' 21-year-old right-hander makes start No. 2 on Friday at

PITTSBURGH -- As if it were scripted, the rain clouds parted and the sun snuck through to the North Shore of Pittsburgh as Paul Skenes walked out of the dugout to go to his pregame bullpen Saturday. The fans who were already seated 40 minutes before first pitch gave him

A little over 10 months removed from being selected first overall in the 2023 MLB Draft, flamethrowing right-hander Paul Skenes made his highly anticipated MLB debut, striking out seven across four-plus innings in the Pirates' 10-9 win over the Cubs on Saturday at PNC Park.

• Why the Pirates believe

PITTSBURGH -- Ultimately, the decision to call up Paul Skenes was two-fold, the first being that the things he was working on with Triple-A Indianapolis -- such as certain pitch executions and use of pitches -- had been satisfied. The second, and more important in general manager Ben Cherington’s eyes,

The wait for Paul Skenes is finally almost over. The most anticipated pitching prospect of his generation made his big league against the Cubs at PNC Park on Saturday afternoon. Here is all the info about his debut.

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PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes woke up Wednesday to three missed calls from a number he didn't have saved on his phone. He had thrown his scheduled bullpen session before Triple-A Indianapolis' 11:08 a.m. ET game against Louisville and he needed a nap after the game. It turns out that call