Paul Skenes
Paul Skenes is a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, 2025 National League Cy Young winner and Team USA player who shares his baseball life with fans on Instagram.
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LSUOverview
- Born
- May 29, 2002, in Fullerton, California
- Sport
- Baseball, right-handed pitcher
- College path
- Air Force, then LSU
- Breakout
- 2023 national championship season at LSU and No. 1 MLB Draft selection
Mini bio
How it started.
Skenes grew up in Lake Forest, California, and played at El Toro High School. At the Air Force Academy, he pitched and caught, helping the Falcons reach the 2022 NCAA Tournament. He won the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year award that season.
The LSU breakthrough.
He transferred to LSU in summer 2022. In 2023, he helped the Tigers win the national championship, set an SEC season record with 209 strikeouts and earned College World Series Most Outstanding Player honors. Pittsburgh selected him first overall in the 2023 MLB Draft.
Pittsburgh takes notice.
His first major league game came on May 11, 2024. By November, he was the National League Rookie of the Year. A unanimous Cy Young win followed in 2025, making him the first Pirates pitcher to receive that award since Doug Drabek in 1990.
Beyond the mound.
His public work includes the MLB The Show 25 cover and fundraising for the Gary Sinise Foundation. On Instagram, he shares posts from his baseball life with fans.
Creditschronological, newest first
Baseball
- 2026United States, World Baseball ClassicPitcher
- 2025Pittsburgh Pirates, Cy Young seasonStarting pitcher
- 2024Pittsburgh Pirates, rookie seasonPitcher and NL Rookie of the Year
- 2023LSU Tigers, national championship seasonPitcher
- 2021–2022Air Force FalconsPitcher and catcher
Games
- 2025MLB The Show 25Cover athlete alongside Elly De La Cruz and Gunnar Henderson
Awards
- National League Cy Young Award2025 · Unanimous winner, with all 30 first-place votes.
- National League Rookie of the Year2024 · BBWAA winner with 23 first-place votes.
- College World Series Most Outstanding Player2023 · Helped LSU win the national championship.
- Dick Howser Trophy2023 · National college baseball player of the year.
- John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year2022 · Won while playing for Air Force.
Quotes
The goal is to win and the goal is to win in Pittsburgh.Paul Skenes, Associated Press
Speaking after winning the 2025 NL Cy Young Award, he discussed his hopes for the Pirates.
Trivia
- Before focusing on pitching at LSU, he also played catcher at Air Force.
- He pledged $10 per strikeout to Folds of Honor during his 2023 LSU season.
- Two of his uncles served in the Navy, and another served in the Coast Guard.
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