The summer of 2023 has been life-changing for Paul Skenes.
After the right-handed hurler led LSU to a national championship in the College World Series, he was drafted No. 1 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and on Tuesday he received a $9.2 million signing bonus, which broke the record for highest draft bonus in MLB history.
Jim Callis @jimcallisMLBHighest <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBDraft?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBDraft</a> bonuses ever: <br><br>Paul Skenes, 2023, $9,200,000<br>Spencer Torkelson, 2020, $8,416,300<br>Jackson Holliday, 2022, $8,190,000<br>Druw Jones, 2022, $8,189,400<br>Adley Rutschman, 2019, $8,100,000<br>Gerrit Cole, 2011, $8,000,000<br>Wyatt Langford, 2023, $8,000,000 <a href="https://t.co/chtjsUkdFb">https://t.co/chtjsUkdFb</a>
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