Top pitching prospect Skenes debuts TODAY

Plus: Biggest names who could be traded

Saturday, May 11 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Today's the day! Skenes debuts (and it's free on MLB.TV)   It's here. It's like Christmas morning for Pirates fans and, really, all baseball fans. Paul Skenes makes his MLB debut at 4 p.m. ET against the Cubs. 'What a welcome': Arraez walks it off in first home game with Padres Kimbrel's early appearance 'a different look' as he navigates struggles Bellinger's big game, return to lineup comes at crucial time Olson, Acuña show signs of '23 form in HR-heavy win Fairchild hits Reds' first pinch-hit inside-the-park HR since 1977 Schmidt goes for season-high 6 2/3 as Yanks blank Rays MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Elly De La Cruz: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 SB 2+ stolen bases in 3 consecutive games Michael King: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 11 K's 8 K's in 1st 3 innings tied for most in Padres history Tyler Glasnow: 7 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K's Leads MLB in IP (57) and strikeouts (73) Garrett Crochet: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 11 K's 64 K's most in a White Sox pitcher's 1st 9 career starts Cody Bellinger: 4-for-5, HR, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI HR on 100.5 mph pitch is the fastest a Cub has homered off PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Brett Baty goes over the tarp to make a tumbling catch. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 2-time champ tops executives' list of likely trade candidates We're still more than 11 weeks away from the July 30 Trade Deadline, and obviously a lot can and will happen between now and then. But last week's trade of Luis Arraez from the Marlins to the Padres is proof that it's never too early for us to start thinking of potential deals that could shake up the postseason picture before all is said and done. Paul Skenes' debut on MLB Network The top overall pick in the 2023 Draft takes the mound at PNC Park for his Major League debut when the Pirates host the Cubs at 4 p.m. ET.  Skenes arrives ready to go: 'Just want to put us in a position to win' Paul Skenes was all smiles when he arrived in Pittsburgh ahead of his highly anticipated debut. The most anticipated debuts in MLB history Baseball has seen its share of players who have been hyped before they ever played a game in the Major Leagues. Left-handed pitcher switches things up in the middle of a play With a runner barreling towards first base, Jhonathan Diaz made an unorthodox decision -- he took the glove off his right hand to pick up the ball and throw out the batter. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD HOU 5 DET 2 CHC 7 PIT 2 NYY 2 TB 0 ARI 2 BAL 4 MIN 3 TOR 2 WAS 5 BOS 1 ATL 4 NYM 2 PHI 8 MIA 2 CLE 3 CWS 6 STL 2 MIL 11 TEX 2 COL 4 KC 2 LAA 1 LAD 1 SD 2 OAK 1 SEA 8 CIN 4 SF 2 © 2024 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.