Pirates’ Rookie Skenes in Spotlight, Starting All-Star Game After Just 11 Major-League Games
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes (R), who will start Tuesday's All-Star Game, and National League Manager Torey Lovullo of the Arizona Diamondbacks meet the media in Arlington, Texas, on July 15, 2024. Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP
ARLINGTON, Texas—Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light gray suit, white shirt, and cream-colored tie, teenage acne on his face and wonder in his voice.
In a ballpark filled with six dozen Major League Baseball All-Stars, the 22-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher with all of 11 big-league appearances was the center of attention.
