A young Pittsburgh Pirates fan was asked what his 'favorite thing' is about their rookie phenom in Paul Skenes, and he had zero hesitation.
There's a lot to love about Paul Skenes. The rookie phenom is living up to the billing as last year's No. 1 overall pick, pitching to a 2.25 ERA through three starts. Baseball's top pitching prospect also tossed six no-hit innings last week before getting taken out due to a high pitch count, and he's striking out 11.8 batters per nine innings.
Skenes was on the bump at his Pittsurgh Pirates' PNC Park for the second time on Thursday , and Skenes Fever is more than alive. In his MLB debut, the Pirates crowd was raucous, and in this go-around, fans filled the stands with faux mustaches to copy the man on the mound. The broadcast team was interviewing a young fan in the stands, mustache draped, when he was asked what his 'favorite thing' is about the big righty. He cheated and gave two answers.
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