My Take
Okay, I'll admit it: I'm fully on the Paul Skenes hype train, and I have zero regrets. The kid started out catching at the Air Force Academy before transferring to LSU and turning into an absolute monster on the mound, and the whole arc just feels like a sports movie someone forgot to file as fiction. What I love is that he's not just a radar-gun party trick throwing 100 with that nasty splinker; he actually pitches with the poise of a guy ten years older. Getting the Pirates back in the conversation, starting an All-Star Game as a rookie, snagging NL Rookie of the Year in 2024, all of that as a first-year guy? Wild. I genuinely can't wait to see how far this goes, and I rarely say that about pitchers.
Overview
Paul David Skenes (, born May 29, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024. Skenes played college baseball for the Air Force Falcons and Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers. Skenes was born and raised in Orange County, California, where he attended El Toro High School and played three seasons of varsity baseball.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Skenes
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・スキーンズ
- Reading
- ぽーる・すきーんず
- Born
- May 29, 2002 (age 24)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Fullerton, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- El Toro High School
- University
- Louisiana State University
Awards & achievements
- 2022 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award
- 2023 National Pitcher of the Year Award
- 2023 Dick Howser Trophy
- 2023 College World Series Most Outstanding Player
- 2024 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.