Pirates' Dynamic Duo: Skenes & Griffin

0:00On April 25, Pittsburgh Pirates fans are buzzing about their dynamic duo, Paul Schienes, and Connor Griffin. Schienes might be the top pitcher in baseball right now. And the 20-year-old shortstop Griffin just smashed his first big league home run on his. Birthday, April 24, during a six-nothing shed-out win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Griffin crushed a 93.4-mile per hour fastball from Brandon Woodruff, sending it 4-86 feet into the bullpen for AA. One-nothing lead in the third inning. Pirates drafted Schienes first overall in 2023 out of LSU and grabbed Griffin ninth overall last year from high school in Mississippi. Schienes, who nearly threw a perfect game at night through seven innings, hyped up his teammate, joking Griffin waited till 20 to go deep and warning the league to watch out. The pitcher's dominance is unreal. He snagged Ricky of the year in 2024 and saw Young in 2025. Griffin brings a five-tool game with power, speed, contact hitting, elite defense.

1:01He won a minor league gold glove last year and base-stealing flare. Pirates locked him up with a record nine-year, $140 million extension, betting big on this pair to end their playoff drought since 2015. With Schienes posting a career 2.01 ERA through 61 starts and Griffin rising fast, Pittsburgh could be set for a powerhouse run. That echoes through the league for years. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI.