Pirates' Paul Skenes Makes History: Youngest Pitcher to Win Cy Young in Just Two Seasons
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In a remarkable achievement, Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes has been awarded the National League Cy Young Award for the 2025 MLB season. At just 23 years old, Skenes has become the fifth-youngest pitcher in history to claim this honor, according to MLB.com. Skenes' impressive stats tell the story of his success this season. He recorded a 1.97 ERA, striking out 216 batters over 187 2/3 innings, and maintained a 0.95 WHIP and a strikeout-minus-walk rate of 23.7 percent. Notably, Skenes' ERA was the lowest for a Pirate in the Live Ball Era, which began in 1920, and he became the first starting pitcher since Bill Burns in 1908-09 to have an ERA under 2.00 in both of his first two seasons. The Baseball Writers' Association of America unanimously selected Skenes for the Cy Young Award, with all 30 voters choosing him as their first choice. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez took second place. Despite his success with the Pirates, Skenes has reportedly expressed interest in joining the New York Yankees or Los Angeles Dodgers. However, the Pirates' general manager, Ben Cherington, has dismissed these rumors, focusing on keeping Skenes in a Pirates uniform. Skenes' future remains uncertain, but one thing is clear: he has made history with his Cy Young Award win, cementing his status as one of the top pitchers in the MLB.
