Rookie Paul Skenes had his second start as a pitcher in the majors on Friday, May 17th. It was a doozy.
Skenes went 6 full innings striking out 11 batters while giving up only 1 walk, 0 hits, 0 earned runs. He earned a win for his efforts.
Even if you don't watch the whole video, I posted--check out a few minutes. It's incredible that Skenes is throwing these nasty pitches--very often over 100 miles per hour--and makes it look so effortless. I've said before that one of the problems with selecting pitchers for this blog is that they often don't look so great when they are actually pitching. Their faces scrunch up and their bodies get into weird contortions. No so with Skenes. There so many pictures to choose from of him looking really good on the mound.
Speaking of how Skenes looks... Maybe it's the mustache, but he doesn't look like a rookie player in 2024. I'm not saying he looks older than his 21 years--he just looks like a 21 year-old from another era.
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