BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU All-American and Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes was selected to the 2024 National League All-Star team on Sunday.
Skenes becomes the eighth former LSU Tiger player to be selected to the All-Star Game in the past nine seasons and the 14th overall.
The 2024 MLB All-Star Game will be held on Tuesday, July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Skenes dominated his debut major league season with the Pirates, going 5-0 with a 2.12 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 10 starts. He was selected first overall by Pittsburgh in the 2023 MLB Draft.
Skenes, a native of Lake Forest, California, led LSU to the 2023 College World Series title and was awarded the Dick Howser Award as the NCAA Division I player of the year.
Skenes, who also won the 2023 D1 Baseball Player of the Year and SEC Pitcher of the Year awards, posted a 13-2 record with a 1.69 ERA, 20 walks and an SEC-record 209 strikeouts in 122.2 innings. He ranked first in the nation in strikeouts (209), strikeouts per nine innings (15.33) and WHIP (0.75).
News: Original #Louisiana State University Star player Paul Skenes was an All-Star in his first season with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Skenes continues to make waves in Major League Baseball in his first year.
Through 10 starts:
5-0 Win/Lose
ERA: 2.12
59.1 IP
78 kilos
1.01 Whip
It creates an unprecedented buzz. pic.twitter.com/iGIPRQ3cL3
— Zach Nagy (@znagy20) July 7, 2024
He finished second in the nation in ERA (1.69), third in strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.45) and fifth in hits allowed per nine innings (5.28). He was named the College World Series Most Valuable Player after going 1-0 with a 1.15 ERA in two starts, allowing seven hits and two runs with two walks and 21 strikeouts in 15.2 innings.
Below is the complete list of LSU’s MLB All-Stars.
LSU Major League All-Stars
Connie Ryan, 2B, Boston Braves (NL) – 1944
• Alvin Dark, SS, New York Giants (NL) – 1951-52, 1954
Joe Bill Adcock, first baseman, Milwaukee Braves (National League) – 1960
• Albert Belle, outfielder, Cleveland Indians (AL) – 1993-96; Chicago White Sox (AL) – 1997
• Paul Byrd, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies (NL) – 1999
Brian Wilson, RHP, San Francisco Giants (NL) – 2008, 2010, 2011
• Brad Hope, outfielder, Colorado Rockies (NL) – 2009
• Aaron Hill, 2B, Toronto Blue Jays (AL) – 2009
• DJ LeMahieu, 2B, Colorado Rockies (NL) – 2015, 2017, New York Yankees (AL) – 2019
• Will Harris, RHP, Houston Astros (AL) – 2016
• Aaron Nola, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies (National League) – 2018
Alex Bregman, 3B, Houston Astros (AL) – 2018, 2019
• Kevin Gausman, RHP, San Francisco Giants (National League) – 2021, Toronto Blue Jays (American League) – 2023
• Paul Skenes, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) – 2024
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