Star Paul Skenes traded the mound for the Drive-Thru in West Palm Beach on Thursday morning, stepping behind the counter at Raising Cane's to serve those who've served our nation. The Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching phenom spent the day handing out Box Combos to veterans before accepting a $500,

The Pirates announced that they will release a Paul Skenes Cy Young Bobblehead for fans on April 18, as they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at PNC Park. The bobblehead has Skenes in the regular home uniform, black jersey, white pants with yellow stripes and a black line down the sides, black Pirates cap, glove and also socks, with yellow cleats.

Winning Rookie of the Year is impressive on its own. Following it up later with a Cy Young puts a pitcher in truly rare company. Only eight pitchers in MLB history have ever pulled off the double. Here’s the full group,

The biggest awards have now been handed out in baseball, and one of them just increased Tarik Skubal’s free agency value. On Wednesday, the Cy Young Awards were announced, and Tarik Skubal (of course) won for the second year in a row, while Paul Skenes of the Pirates won for the NL.

Following a stellar sophomore season in the Major Leagues, Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting. The Pirates' Paul Skenes was the unanimous winner, while the Phillies' Cristopher Sánchez was the runner-up,

Tarik Skubal talked about his future in Detroit. "I love the city of Detroit and hopefully I'm here. That's where I'm at with all of that."