Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes said the World Baseball Classic was "the root" of his velocity drop in 2026. He is ...

Skenes' 3.91 ERA with one start left this year is by far the worst of his young career.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes said the World Baseball Classic disrupted his spring ramp-up, contributing to a velocity ...

Skenes pointed to his pitching for Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic as the reason for added fatigue – and a ...

Pittsburgh Pirates superstar right-hander Paul Skenes explained how the World Baseball Classic has hindered his 2026 performance.

The Pittsburgh Pirates officially fell short of securing a postseason spot, concluding a frustrating 2026 campaign in which ...

MLB fans and analysts aren’t buying Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes’ explanation for his rocky 2026 season, after the star ...

Paul Skenes explains his velocity drop after the World Baseball Classic as the Pirates ace fights a 3.91 ERA this season ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates hit the lottery when they drafted Paul Skenes back in 2023. He quickly made his way up to the big leagues in 2024. The dominant pitcher won National League Rookie of the Year ...

Paul Skenes entered 2026 as the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, but the Pittsburgh Pirates ace has spent much ...

Skenes reveals what really wrecked his season.

There are a lot of other factors, so I don’t want to put everything on that, but I feel like that was kind of the root of it a little bit,” Skenes said – however, Adam Ottavino, who competed across ...