Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes named National League All-Star
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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes was named to the National League All-Star team for this season's All-Star Game at Atlanta's Truist Park, which will take place on Tuesday, July 15.
Skenes joins Bob Veale in 1965 and 1966 and Rip Sewell in 1943, 1944 and 1946 as the only Pirates starting pitchers to be selected to the All-Star Game in at least two straight seasons (there was no All-Star Game in 1945).
The 23-year-old Skenes has the fourth-lowest single-season ERA (1.94) by a Pirate prior to the All-Star break, behind Vernon Law (1.70 in 1965), Goose Gossage (1.75 in 1977) and Veale (1.90 in 1968) after throwing five shutout innings on Sunday.
Skenes is the first Pirate to be selected to the All-Star Game in each of his first two Major League seasons. Last season, he became the first Pirates rookie pitcher to ever be named to an All-Star Game.