Fans and pundits, especially on social media, recently objected to Los Angeles Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw making the 2025 MLB All-Star Game as a Legacy Pick. Don’t count Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes among those displeased with Kershaw’s presence in Atlanta.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes made Major League Baseball history on Sunday after getting selected to the 2024 All-Star Game. CNN values your feedback 1.

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Pittsburgh has not yet made its first selection in the 2025 MLB Draft. In Sunday's first round, the team is slated to pick sixth overall. The Pirates have $14,088,400 in bonus pool spending, according to MLB . That money can be used to sign players drafted by the Pirates in the first 10 rounds.

Clarke was a high-level hitter for the Pirates from 1900-11, but he was also the team's manager from 1900-15. Under — and with — Clarke, the Pirates won

Despite having just four career starts, Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes is making a case to be the club's representative at the 2024 MLB All-Star Game.

The last Pirates infielder that made an All-Star game was Adam Frazier, who did so in his first stint with the team in 2021. Jack Wilson (2001-09) was the last Pirates shortstop that made the All ...

Rookie Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes was named an All-Star on Sunday. AP The LSU product has 78 strikeouts in that span and a .221 batting average against.

Follow live as hundreds of prospects will be selected today in rounds 4-20 of the 2025 MLB Draft Day two of the 2025 MLB Draft features rounds 4-20 where hundreds of prospects will be selected as organizations look to bolster their farm systems.