Paul Skenes’s Nasty New Pitch Had MLB Fans Saying It’s Not Fair

Andy Nesbitt | Mar 2, 2025

Paul Skenes looks ready for another dominant year with the Pirates. / MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes is back after winning the NL Rookie of the Year award in 2024, and it looks like he's ready to be even more dominant in his second season.

The right-hander was on the mound in Saturday's spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles. He struck out four hitters in three innings and only gave up one run.

Skenes also showed off a new pitch against the Orioles, as he threw a cutter that should give hitters even more fits when they have to face the 22-year-old hurler.

Look at how nasty this pitch was:

Paul Skenes, New Cutter? pic.twitter.com/T9pRvmxAjJ

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 1, 2025

Fans quickly joked about that pitching not being fair:

Literally unfair https://t.co/zEnuenW1xb

— Magneto's Cousin (@MagnetosCousin) March 2, 2025

That’s not even fair https://t.co/PCk4zgrgcs

— Malik (@_muhleek) March 2, 2025

That 💩 ain’t fair lol https://t.co/KbGV3C5apj

— TJ Lighton (@enLIGHTONment) March 1, 2025

🤢 https://t.co/POCbKytqT4

— Eric Hosmer (@TheRealHos305) March 2, 2025

Adding another nasty pitch to his arsenal ? Good luck to the league https://t.co/VtaVoAeonZ pic.twitter.com/2sIYvtKgnB

— Josue (@J_GarciaNYC) March 1, 2025

This is gross https://t.co/9dwdRL7Wxt

— Phillip Smith (@philaugust30) March 2, 2025

God help us all. https://t.co/LO0QkVSNWw

— Peter (@PeterSchipper13) March 2, 2025

Somehow he has been even more unhittable and I don’t even know how that is possible. https://t.co/JIglnBX2Mm

— Trey (@Trey3O) March 1, 2025

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