After electrifying baseball as a rookie pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Paul Skenes now officially can say he’s one of baseball’s best. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound right-hander was selected an All-MLB first-team starting pitcher Thursday night during an award show in Las Vegas televised on MLB Network.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes has a chance to make franchise history as a finalist for the National League Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award. First up for Skenes is the NL Rookie of the Year, which will be announced on Monday at 6 p.m. ET on MLB ...

Pittsburgh Pirates pitching star Paul Skenes has been named a finalist for the National League Cy Young Award and National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award.

In the same city as Crosby as past greats like Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Joe Greene, Franco Harris, and Ben Roethlisberger, Paul Skenes is the most impactful Pittsburgh Pirates player in over a decade.

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Recognition is rolling in for Paul Skenes after his stellar rookie campaign. The former LSU star flew through the Pirates minor league system to make his debut in May, less than a year after being drafted.