Welcome to The Show, Paul Skenes

No. 3 prospect promoted

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He's been dominating

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In 11 Minor League career starts, he owns a 1.85 ERA with 55 strikeouts

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Skenes appeared in 2 games during Spring Training, striking out three batters in 3 innings of work

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Where will Skenes rank among the Pirates' homegrown talent?

1st pitch makes '24 history!

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1st of many!

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Escaping a jam

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K machine

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More to come

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A notch in the history books

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Simply dominant

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1st win!

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Welcome to The Show, Paul Skenes

MLB's No. 3 overall prospect debuts

No. 3 prospect promoted

21-year-old Paul Skenes, the top pitching prospect in baseball, joined the Pirates Saturday

He's been dominating

The No. 1 pick in the '23 Draft, Skenes has a 0.99 ERA and 45 punchouts through 7 Triple-A games

In 11 Minor League career starts, he owns a 1.85 ERA with 55 strikeouts

Skenes appeared in 2 games during Spring Training, striking out three batters in 3 innings of work

Where will Skenes rank among the Pirates' homegrown talent?

1st pitch makes '24 history!

Skenes' 1st pitch in the Majors clocked in at 101 mph -- the fastest pitch thrown by a SP this season!

1st of many!

Skenes notched his 1st MLB K by getting Mike Tauchman swinging in the 1st

Escaping a jam

In his 1st test, the flame-thrower induces a groundout to get out of a bases-loaded pickle

K machine

All 7 of Skenes' debut day punchouts

More to come

The righty went 4-plus innings, allowed 6 hits and 3 runs with 7 strikeouts on 84 pitches

A notch in the history books

Skenes struck out the first 7 batters he saw, the longest streak in franchise history!

Simply dominant

Skenes ended his day with 11 punchouts, his first time hitting double-digits in the Majors

1st win!

The righty's 2nd start ended after 6 hitless innings, 11 strikeouts and 1 walk