Major League Baseball's 2025 Opening Day is less than two weeks away. As such, it is never too early to keep tabs on each team's Opening Day starter. These announcements have come in throughout spring training,

The Pittsburgh Pirates posted an awesome behind-the-scenes video to social media on Saturday morning of the moment that manager Derek Shelton informed Paul Skenes that he would be the team's Opening Day starting pitcher.

In a video posted to social media, Pirates manager Derek Shelton tells Skenes he will pitch against the Miami Marlins on March 27. The moment Paul Skenes found out he was starting on Opening Day. pic.

The best thing the Pittsburgh Pirates have done in the last decade is be bad enough to get the opportunity to draft a generational talent like Paul Skenes. Skenes exploded on the scene in his first season with the Pirates,