Why Paul Skenes blames the World Baseball Classic for decreased velocity as Pirates ace wraps up down season

What happened

Skenes currently has a 3.91 ERA on the season, which qualifies as a bad year for the reigning Cy Young winner

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   First appeared on CBS SportsCCBS Sports
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