Pittsburgh Pirates sensation Paul Skenes is not just living up to the hype—he’s obliterating expectations and rewriting baseball history with one of the most do

Paul Skenes stuns after outdueling the Dodgers, saying he’s built to throw 140 or even 150 pitches—challenging modern MLB norms.

Paul Skenes struck out nine over 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-0 victory on Friday. Oneil Cruz hit an RBI single and later scored in a two-run fifth inning as the Pirates improved to 3-1 on their six-game road trip.