The MLB All-Star Game is one of the few genuine moments of satisfaction that Pittsburgh Pirates fans can experience this season. Skenes gets a taste of how things can be away from the Pirates. The 23-year-old pitching savant received something his team has failed to give him for most of 2025: run support. Skenes retired Gleyber Torres, Riley Greene and Aaron Judge in order to begin the game, striking out the first two batters and getting the MVP favorite to ground out to second base.