Paul Skenes' MUST-SEE MLB debut had baseball fans EVERYWHERE BUZZING! 🔥

Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes had 7 strikeouts in 4 innings in his Major League debut!
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[@bluej511]

Hey MLB, its 2024, time to upload in 1080p.

[@BassPlayer9000]

Better camera quality unfortunately was not in their budget

[@piratesmvp]

At least they uploaded 60fps lol

[@rice_frying_shrimp]

@@piratesmvp which is odd considering TV broadcasts which this is a copy of aren't usually in 60fps afaik

[@stayupjs]

2k atleast

[@Wil__30]

FR

[@micnak3574]

Skenes is electric. I hope and pray that his arm will hold up. A pitcher who throws hard tends to break down, quickly and often. Guys like Maddox and Glavine hardly ever missed their turn because they were finesse pitchers.

[@someone4370]

His arm will not hold up. It’s a matter of time.

[@gunarr6568]

@@someone4370 he has almost perfect mechanics. he'll go into his 30s easy with no injuries.

[@don9733]

@@gunarr6568yea give it 2-3 yrs

[@codbus7651]

@@don9733 just forget what he said and say what you wish is gonna happen. very mature

[@HipsterDoofus100]

His arm will not hold up

[@nightmare348]

May Skenes be blessed with a fruitful MLB career. The guy is ELECTRIC.

[@morcatna4767]

Gotta love the supportive crowd! Those cheers were awesome

[@johnmac333]

Yep , sounded like an AFL game !

[@DrMario-]

Gosh, it was an absolute pleasure to wake Skenes play at LSU last season. I had a ton of fun watching how good he was then, and I hope he keeps this up. He's a killer on the mound.

[@reldrago]

Absolute criminal what the bullpen did

[@Battlefield2021]

the fact that they came out with the win is crazy to me. Too bad Skenes is gonna have a rough starting RBI and didn't officially get the W.

[@LastKingofDenmark]

@@Battlefield2021 ERA, not RBI

[@Battlefield2021]

@@LastKingofDenmark yeah that’s what I meant lmao, my bad. Dunno why I typed RBI.

[@johnfortunato1192]

@@Battlefield2021 the 3 little dots to the right allows u to edit/correct ur errors

[@LastKingofDenmark]

@Battlefield2021 hey no worries, figured it was just a little flub.

[@randallstubblefield1633]

I'm a cubs fan and gotta admit bro was painting. 🎨

[@Zenythal]

Bob Ross 🖌🎨

[@Oceangirl_505]

Paul, I'm so thankful to see your family witness your incredible debut!

[@jeremyfryar3424]

Dude is special, was an absolute joy to watch this guy in Baton Rouge, Pittsburgh fans you got yourself a generational arm and a stand up guy as well.

[@gatornation1209]

Even as a Braves fan, thats just cool to see. Good luck young man

[@000001willy]

Impressive pitcher. What I liked most was that regardless of his pitch selection all of his pitches were in the strike zone. His fast ball was lights but so were his other pitches.

[@andrewxyz24]

Should’ve just left him in there to get the win. Bullpen absolutely imploded.

[@CmanCorporations]

Can't do that to a star. Have to play him smart.

[@christopherjackson7177]

Yeah, Skenes is on a strict pitch count this season. It's smart, they don't want to burn out their investment.

[@EMpsycho3]

As a Red Sox fan, I love seeing good pitchers so I really hope Skenes can win a World Series. He’s good enough

[@drewcallaci1732]

Let’s go, Paul

[@EggShen138]

We’ll take him in Baltimore where his talents won’t be wasted🍻

[@christianchellis9057]

So much potential.

[@jinkevin11]

Calling it now: Tommy John surgery by the end of next year, out of the bigs before the 10 year HOF eligibility requirement. I almost broke my arm just watching that fastball.

[@AverageGIJoeOutdoors]

he could fix his mechanics a little and have a long career..... doubt that happens though.....

[@azdbuk]

Exactly what I was thinking....

[@afdkj]

@@AverageGIJoeOutdoors Fixing it probably means tipping. Those batters looked bamboozled.

[@Blackdog222]

Got to watch him pitch about a dozen times at LSU last year. The guy can be a force for years to come.

[@gabriellemaudlin9145]

This dudes arm is crazy but being a starter throwing that many pitches that high of velocity can be concerning. Hopefully the pirates staff doesnt overwork his arm this year.

[@jesskelley4726]

Just hope as a Pirates fan he stays with Pittsburgh and doesnt leave like Cole did

[@jesskelley4726]

@KevinL-fo6xe like I said just hope he stays with Pittsburgh

[@n8doggy733]

filth, absolute filth on that slider

[@olslimy6428]

Damn, I still remember seeing he was just getting drafted and all of a sudden here he is already having a pretty good MLB debut. Hope he's gonna keep on being healthy and have a grand old time in the majors!

[@cd-zw2tt]

the noise in that stadium is absolutely electricity

[@zaramacho1]

Skenes became a starter in 2022 and has logged 285 innings which includes college, milb and mlb innings. He is a true talent and will on get better as he toes the rubber and goes through lineups. I think he is less likely to get injured than Strider because he is smaller than Skenes and has a more aggressive wind up than Skenes and had 513 innings when he went down. Alcantara is a better comp in my opinion, similar size and delivery to Skenes and he went 900 innings before going down. Of course Skenes could go down in his next start, but I think he plays for a long time before his elbow barks because his mechanics are solid and he has room to get stronger and conditioning at the mlb level is next to none (except maybe Japan).

[@steveo5712]

That slider is just NASTY!

[@davidhatch40]

That’s a reliever

[@JONNYBOYGYT]

Livvy Skenes is calling

[@EMpsycho3]

Better her being shown once that swift 100 times a game

[@The_Jim]

She’s the only reason people are there 😂

[@JONNYBOYGYT]

@@The_Jim lol basically

[@JONNYBOYGYT]

@@EMpsycho3 I know Swift gets shown like 10,000 times a single game while will be done. Just got shown like I don’t even know, but it wasn’t even in the double digits.

[@EMpsycho3]

@@JONNYBOYGYTat the Super Bowl I took a shot every time she was shown on cbs. I took 23 shots that game

[@TysonBabb]

This guy is a savage those throws were amazing

[@justinstein4712]

Paul skenes is just getting started

[@FakeAFSongLyrics]

Skeet Skeet Skenes throwing straight gas!

[@mrtwystyr]

Man. He is definitely as good as advertised.

[@scottmccrory2322]

BEAST!

[@jordannijjar5414]

DEREK SHELTON SHAT ON HIS DEBUT BY PULLING HIM HALFWAY THROUGH THE INNING. INCOMPETENT COACH.

[@Drpepper99]

I’ve never seen a prospect with that much hype.

[@xdatcajunx5051]

Skenes is a generational player. He was special at LSU and he will be special in the MLB.

[@AP_allday]

He’s going to be a front line starter for a while. Impressive debut albeit not without some speed bumps

[@randomname9758]

The guy looks 45. I have no idea how old he is though

[@calebpruitt7235]

21 😂

[@cheearraesquerra]

@randomname9758 I thought the exact same thing when he walked out to the mound! 😹

[@fastflowers8850]

he’ll make a great trade asset in 3 years

[@HayabusaRyu]

Hopefully he stays healthier than Strasburg and has a long career

[@antonraterman2281]

Man you took the words right out of my mouth. Strasberg just could not stay healthy.

[@HayabusaRyu]

@@antonraterman2281 it's wild to find out that Strasburg only had 3 healthy season

[@jessem7556]

Great pitching!!!

[@TH-dg2mm]

I like how he's 21 but looks like a 40 year old from 1992.

[@Toletemvp1]

Creo que sera el mejor ohh velocidad inteligente un cerebro de picheo USA consiguió una picheo increíble para el próximo clásico mundial

[@billsinclair313]

Nolan threw hard, he had a long career.

[@uncouthboy8028]

There has been one Nolan Ryan.

[@AverageGIJoeOutdoors]

He also had almost perfect mechanics... this kid does not.

[@boomer7485]

Good luck to you bro.

[@davidmorgan1038]

WHOAA.

[@amrbinhishamabujahl2959]

Dear Americans, I'm learning baseball slowly and no doubt its an amazing game. Americans, for the 1st time your USA national cricket team about to take part in WC T20 2024 USA starts from 2nd of June, they need your support so plz support them.. Team USA have the potential to be one of the greatest cricketing side globally, as they're habituated to play similar game Baseball. The only thing they're missing is your support... thank you.

[@diablo55]

Thank you, I will check that out 👍

[@Bakarost]

no dont care about a foreign sport

[@HipsterDoofus100]

Shut up

[@jcdagoat14]

I’m literally a few minutes away from the stadium lol

[@amrbinhishamabujahl2959]

@@Bakarost ok.. a sport is just a sport, we must support it. I also watch baseball even after I'm from a nation where there is no trace of baseball, if you really don't care about foreign sports then why you follow football then? its a foreign game too.

[@Swagtizzle]

that sweeper is nice bro

[@funkyflights]

Pirates might have something special here … He throws nasty stuff

[@alonzobean1]

What a feeling that must be walking to the dugout and everybody standing.

[@rags15061]

I guarantee he does better next game. You could tell how nervous he was...and for good reason. The entire baseball world was watching that game and he knew it. If he controls those fastballs (which he has great control over, just not so much this game), he becomes almost impossible to hit. He pitches so many off speed pitches because when someone bats against him, hes throwing so hard that they basically have to watch for the fastball or they'll never catch up to it. That is such a lethal combination...but you have to be damn near inhuman to make it work. This dude is damn near inhuman.

[@WenRambo]

Talking bout this kid like hes 86’ Doc Gooden, not even close.

[@teddyj5187]

Geezus critics he was amped up , it was his first start and a bunch of you criticize him. Should i list all the veteran aces who got destroyed their first game this year? Zach wheeler the best pitcher in baseball got rocked by miami. He has great stuff let him adjust to the league before putting him down.

[@afdkj]

The facial reactions of the batters looking at strike three say it all.

[@hooflungpoo275]

Skenes is a beast.

[@deccydecco2017]

that backdoor curve was filthy

[@Ajayen--]

Love to see it!

[@guyfroml]

I said 4 weeks ago, screw the extra pay if the Pirates bring Skenes up before June, bring him up. I watched him all last year at LSU, he was ready for a MLB start NOW!

[@CFive5]

🎨 job

[@davidstephens8543]

Livvy gettin' that bag....

[@unluckysh00ter51]

Bruh this dude be tapping that Livvy Dunne

[@mellownessuperstar2618]

Pat and the boys will be excited haha

[@DaemonGeek]

The curve ball that started up and out was NASTY

[@newphonewhodis3955]

All of this is just for throwing a ball. Goes to show how much people love their sports wow.

[@johnrotten3268]

dudes velocity is filthy... MLB pitching is crazy now... You gotta throw at least 95 to be a starter now it seems.

[@grimeypipes2765]

Enjoy him while he is there Pirate fans.

[@sam73box]

Kid out here throwing frisbee's

[@jl4646]

Hope he plays as long as Randy Johnson :)

[@FastAligator1234]

Pulled him before he could get the win. Insane.

[@Chris-yr6io]

Livvy Dunne bouta become the Taylor Swift of the MLB world

[@christianacosta7106]

Crazy he didn’t pick up that W for the game

[@joecompany]

Ya'll can shout at his 6.5-ish ERA but bro is one of the most hyped-up debutants give him a break, his nerves must have been going crazy. Putting him back in AAA would be unfair to the hitters there he fully deserves to be here. Refer to this comment when he is a hall of famer in 20+ years time.

[@JY-if5rr]

What 6.5 ERA? Was that in the minors?

[@slacklattice]

@@JY-if5rras soon as they pulled him out the game the relievers walked in 5 straight runs, tanking skenes era

[@PresidentRaikou]

He throws 100 mph with ease, As a Yankees fan I wish he was on the Yankees

[@ilyedtou]

Give it time, with our owner he soon will be…..

[@Pickens14GOAT]

Well you got Gerrit Cole from us soooo...

[@benjaminperez7328]

@@ilyedtou That Hillbilly Thief owner………. SPEND NUTTING. WIN NUTTING.

[@TamTranTriZzle]

Skene's stats after debut 4.0 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 1 HR, 7 K, 6.75 ERA

[@AchillesWrath1]

Bringing back the stache

[@StormBlessedxo]

I can already hear the commenters foaming at the mouth casting this guy lmao

[@Chris-sy2el]

Really appreciate the MLB making the dumb decision to blackout this game on the MLB Network. Thanks guys.

[@Oceangirl_505]

I know, right?!!!

[@user-rp7iw4iq5x]

Totally

[@ethanmcneal3871]

They blackout in diffrent area's ​@KevinL-fo6xe

[@johnfortunato1192]

only blacked out in western PA b/c you can see it on that Prime PGH sports channel thing that used to be ATT sports

[@Chris-sy2el]

@KevinL-fo6xe Congrats then bud you want a cookie for that? It was blacked out for me on everything I have.

[@cd-zw2tt]

he's got a beautiful windup

[@michaelharkins4645]

He’ll be a great Yankee someday or Dodger.

[@DietOG]

I hope the pirates keep him

[@bradm4493]

The MLBs pitcher factory

[@JK-241]

2:33 filthy

[@rufuspipemos]

Already waiting for Skenes vs Ohtani!

[@Lostatsea219]

Has a lot of work to do. Maybe in 5 years he will be ready for mlb

[@J.A._Prodz]

I was here

[@pistonsfansadly1996]

Bro is filthy

[@MrAlmiranda]

the people saying that his arm not gonna hold up missed to stash him on Fantasy 🤣

[@jovianjenkins2692]

watched him at LSU. Nolan Ryan 2.0

[@davidstephens8543]

Nice debut...

[@manuel1846inla1]

Now I wanna see what he can do at bat

[@dinorosga9147]

Not a lot going on in Pittsburgh these days I guess

[@petsquirrelable]

He throws all arm. Got tree trunks for legs but he doesn’t use them. That elbow gonna pop.

[@franc587]

Stop it dude! Bless this guy. He pitched for 4 years in college throwing 100s the whole time. Stop it!!

[@petsquirrelable]

@@franc587 ya I hope I’m wrong because he is an absolute unit but when you see someone throwing 100 and it’s pretty much all arm…only a matter of time. Gotta get them legs driving!

[@GBMM7]

Guy looks blasted on the mound.

[@Gray_YEET]

The only thing that I don’t get is yes he is the No1 pitching prospect but Robert Gasser for the Brewers pitched a 6 inning threw 7 strikeouts and gave up 0 runs but he doesn’t even get a short or anything.

[@philip7833]

It’s about motion bro. We all know why big bro is up here and the other dude isn’t. Paul’s gonna get a bag for the MLB, or rather, a close friend of his will. It’s the reality

[@yulyeong9220]

It's the potential of where they think he's gonna go. Like how pat mahommes dominated coverage when he went on to the scene. So they'll cover skenes more unless they lose faith in him

[@Billyball35]

How should I say this Along with being a dawg, skenes has an "associate" everyone wants to look at

[@JGunit]

Damn

[@shleeep74]

Bro i swear to god i just saw johnny sins in his suite

[@John-bu9yz]

Livy Dunne 😮🤤

[@antoniocastan3743]

It’ll be good to see this guy in a dodgers uniform next year

[@doublem1975x]

6.75 ERA

[@canchadhandlethat872]

Angel Hernandez will be his final boss fight

[@GizmoBeach]

0:39 shows what hitters have to deal with. The default TV view makes it look as if a fastball is just floating up to the plate; no sir.