Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes is back after winning the NL Rookie of the Year award in 2024, and it looks like he's ready to be even more dominant in his second season.
The right-hander was on the mound in Saturday's spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles. He struck out four hitters in three innings and only gave up one run.
Skenes also showed off a new pitch against the Orioles, as he threw a cutter that should give hitters even more fits when they have to face the 22-year-old hurler.
Look at how nasty this pitch was:
Paul Skenes, New Cutter? pic.twitter.com/T9pRvmxAjJ
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 1, 2025
Fans quickly joked about that pitching not being fair:
Literally unfair https://t.co/zEnuenW1xb
— Magneto's Cousin (@MagnetosCousin) March 2, 2025
That’s not even fair https://t.co/PCk4zgrgcs
— Malik (@_muhleek) March 2, 2025
That 💩 ain’t fair lol https://t.co/KbGV3C5apj
— TJ Lighton (@enLIGHTONment) March 1, 2025
— Eric Hosmer (@TheRealHos305) March 2, 2025
Adding another nasty pitch to his arsenal ? Good luck to the league https://t.co/VtaVoAeonZ pic.twitter.com/2sIYvtKgnB
— Josue (@J_GarciaNYC) March 1, 2025
This is gross https://t.co/9dwdRL7Wxt
— Phillip Smith (@philaugust30) March 2, 2025
God help us all. https://t.co/LO0QkVSNWw
— Peter (@PeterSchipper13) March 2, 2025
Somehow he has been even more unhittable and I don’t even know how that is possible. https://t.co/JIglnBX2Mm
— Trey (@Trey3O) March 1, 2025
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Paul Skenes’s Nasty New Pitch Had MLB Fans Saying It’s Not Fair .
