
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes made plenty of hitters look foolish en route to winning the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year Award.
Skenes has wasted no time in doing so once again in '25, the sequel to his historic rookie year. In his second start of the season on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, Skenes delivered a pitch to Rays designated hitter Yandy Diaz that will probably have other fellow right-handed batters calling in sick when they are scheduled to face Skenes.