Paul Skenes
Tarik Skubal joins Team USA pitching staff for 2026 World Baseball Classic
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Tarik Skubal, the Detroit Tigers' ace and back-to-back American League Cy Young Award winner, has committed to pitch for Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. He joins National League Cy Young winner Paul Skenes and other top arms like Logan Webb, Mason Miller, and David Bednar, bolstering the U.S. rotation after a runner-up finish in 2023. The announcement highlights months of recruitment efforts by Team USA management.
Olivia Dunne, a gymnast at Louisiana State University, stepped into the batter's box against her boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, this weekend. The informal at-bat highlighted the intimidating presence of the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner. Dunne shared her reaction on social media, describing it as 'pure fright.'
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Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes has won the 2025 National League Cy Young Award unanimously, earning all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The 23-year-old followed his 2024 Rookie of the Year honor with a dominant season, leading the NL in ERA+ and FIP. He joins Tarik Skubal, who repeated as AL Cy Young winner, in highlighting a new era of elite pitching.