Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes won the 2024 NL Rookie of the Year award, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Monday.
Skenes beat outfielders Jackson Merrill of the San Diego Padres and Jackson Chourio of the Milwaukee Brewers to become the first Pirate to win Rookie of the Year since Jason Bay in 2004 and the first NL starting pitcher to take home the award since Jacob deGrom in 2014.
The right-hander was the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB draft, and 10 months later, he found himself making his debut with the Pirates and quickly becoming the team's ace.