Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal and MLB
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Detroit Tigers ace and 2024 American League Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal took the hill for the AL All-Stars while Pittsburgh Pirates ace and 2024 National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes got the call for the NL for the second year in a row.
Prior to Skenes, the youngest pitcher to start back-to-back All-Star Games was the Philadelphia Phillies’ Robin Roberts, who started in 1950 and ‘51 at ages 23 and 24, according to STATS Perform. And while Skenes’ record is only 4-8, that is largely a product of his average run support, which is the third worst in the majors.