Paul Skenes’ 2024 season is going to be one remembered for a very long time.
He was the first overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, made his MLB debut in May, named the starting pitcher for the All-Star Game, is a finalist for the Cy Young, and now you can add the NL Rookie of the Year to the list.
Skenes earned 23 of 30 first place votes and edged out San Diego’s Jackson Merrill and Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio for the award. He is the first Pittsburgh Pirate to win Rookie of the Year since Jason Bay did it in 2004, and the first starting pitcher to win since Jacob deGrom won it with the Mets in 2014.