The mystery around Paul Skenes’ 2026 struggles just keeps growing. The reigning National League Cy Young winner will not start Sunday as scheduled. Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly said that his ace will get three extra days of rest and will start Wednesday instead.
Skenes told reporters he did not disagree with the decision to push him back.
Pittsburgh is not calling it an injury, but there is no denying that something is clearly off with Skenes this year.
He threw just 65 pitches over five innings Tuesday in Miami and came out anyway, having allowed two runs, one of them earned, on five hits with a walk and four...
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