Pirates Facing Blowback After Latest Frustrating Paul Skenes News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It no longer feels hyperbolic to suggest Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes makes history every time he takes the mound.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes regularly receives adulation from baseball greats, media, fans and contemporaries, but he also earns praise from people in other sports. Dick Vitale, the long-time ESPN color commentator for men's college basketball,

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes is no stranger to impressive accomplishments. On Friday, he made the wrong kind of history with his start against the Chicago Cubs (box score). Skenes, who did his part by striking out five batters and scattering four hits across five shutout innings,