It’s good to be Paul Skenes these days.
The Pirates’ star rookie made a bit of history Sunday when he was named to the MLB All-Star Game by becoming the first player to be taken No. 1 overall in the draft and then be named to the following year’s All-Star team, according to
Skenes is in the middle of a wild season since being called up and making his MLB debut May 11 in a start against the Chicago Cubs.The LSU product has 78 strikeouts in that span and a .221 batting average against.“I think it’s just a product of being present and doing the work that it takes, that kind of thing. The expectation was definitely to win the national championship when we were there. That was the only thing that we wanted to do.
Skenes has been in the spotlight, not only for his play on the field, for his relationship with gymnastics superstar and social media influencer Olivia “Livvy” Dunne, which they officially announced in August of 2023 in an interview with the While Skenes and Dunne have made headlines over the relationship, Skenes’ play has quickly made him a household name among sports. “I think the thing we’re seeing with him is No. 1, he has really elite stuff,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “The things that we’re seeing on him is his ability to grow within starts. I think even the last two starts, the first couple innings he’s been out of sorts a bit with his mechanics and we’ve seen him make adjustments and not let games get away from him.
“I think it shows how good his stuff is. And I think it shows why we took him last year because we thought this was a guy that could accelerate himself to the big leagues very quickly and be very successful.”How Adrian Houser saved his season and provided a Mets bullpen solution: 'Now it’s a little bit more like Seth Lugo'
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