Paul Skenes almost 'blacked out' before MLB All-Star Game
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Before they face off in the MLB All-Star Game, Pirates ace revealed when he first heard the name Tarik Skubal before he was the Tigers ace.
MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta brought together the best of baseball as it does every year. This year, the honor of starting the game fell to two of the most dominant pitche
The starting pitchers in Tuesday's All-Star Game found different paths to becoming old-school aces for the Tigers and Pirates.
Detroit Tigers ace and 2024 American League Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal took the hill for the AL All-Stars while Pittsburgh Pirates ace and 2024 National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes got the call for the NL for the second year in a row.
Much has been made of the doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, June 19, at Comerica Park, mostly centered on the fact that Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal and Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes will both pitch in the twinbill, but not against each other.
Prior to Skenes, the youngest pitcher to start back-to-back All-Star Games was the Philadelphia Phillies’ Robin Roberts, who started in 1950 and ‘51 at ages 23 and 24, according to STATS Perform. And while Skenes’ record is only 4-8, that is largely a product of his average run support, which is the third worst in the majors.