Paul Skenes Blames World Baseball Classic for Velocity Drop
The reigning Cy Young winner attributes his reduced pitch velocity during the 2026 MLB season to playing in the tournament.
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First reported by feeds.bleacherreport.com, 45 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 21 Sept 2026. feeds.bleacherreport.com published first, on 21 September at 15:21 UTC; CBS Sports Headlines followed 45 min later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 22 September at 13:40 UTC.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- feeds.bleacherreport.comPaul Skenes Blames WBC Play for Affecting Velocity Drop in 2026 MLB Season
- CBS Sports HeadlinesWhy Paul Skenes blames the World Baseball Classic for decreased velocity as Pirates ace wraps up down season
- www.espn.comSkenes cites WBC for velocity dip: 'It definitely affected the year'
Sources
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- Skenes cites WBC for velocity dip: 'It definitely affected the year' www.espn.com ·
- Why Paul Skenes blames the World Baseball Classic for decreased velocity as Pirates ace wraps up down season CBS Sports Headlines
- Paul Skenes Blames WBC Play for Affecting Velocity Drop in 2026 MLB Season feeds.bleacherreport.com
In this story
- Paul Skenes
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- World Baseball Classic