The Pittsburgh Pirates have not made the playoffs since the 2015 season, when they finished with a 98-64 record before losing to the Chicago Cubs in the National League wild-card game. Since then, Pittsburgh has struggled to return to the postseason.

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is trying to take his burgeoning fame in stride. The 22-year-old became an instant sensation from the moment he made his big-league debut last May.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is working on some new pitches. Skenes showed off that work in his Spring Training debut.

Skenes thrives, more than many other arms, on creating a sense of total discomfort for the hitter. More pitches mean more decisions, and more decisions mean more discomfort.

Paul Skenes' rookie card going for as much money as it is happens to be a very depressing look for the Pittsburgh Pirates and MLB.

The Pittsburgh Pirates got back to winning ways in Spring Training, as star pitcher Paul Skenes led the way in a 9-1 victory over the New York Yankees at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. The Pirates end a three-game losing streak and improve to 10-8 in the Grapefruit League with the win,

The Yankees managed only a Trent Grisham solo home run off Paul Skenes as they fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-1, in a split-squad game Tuesday afternoon.