For the second consecutive year, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes has been named the starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound right-hander received official word Saturday in a phone call from Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts,

Paul Skenes got distracted after Olivia Dunne showed up on the screen while he was about to pitch against the Twins.

The reigning AL Cy Young winner and the best young pitcher in baseball will be on the mound for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game next Tuesday at Truist Park in Atlanta. Detroit Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal and Pittsburgh Pirates righty Paul Skenes have been named the All-Star Game starting pitchers.

Prior to Skenes, the youngest pitcher to start back-to-back All-Star Games was the Philadelphia Phillies’ Robin Roberts, who started in 1950 and ‘51 at ages 23 and 24, according to STATS Perform. And while Skenes’ record is only 4-8, that is largely a product of his average run support, which is the third worst in the majors.

Reigning NL Rookie of the Year and NL Cy Young award favorite Paul Skenes will start for the National League. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace leads MLB with a 2.01 ERA with four wins and eight losses. He's pitched 121 innings so far this season, and posted 131 strikeouts, with 82 hits, 27 earned runs and six home runs hit on him.

All-Star starting pitcher Paul Skenes has had a Cy Young-caliber campaign in 2025 despite playing for a struggling Pirates team.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is currently set to get the largest amount of any player from the 2025 MLB's pre-arbitration bonus pool, according to projections published Friday by the Associated Press.

One MLB insider recently suggested a Los Angeles Dodgers trade for Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes that would ruin baseball.