Paul Skenes has taken baseball by storm and become the type of throwback ace that fans haven’t seen in a long time as he is making a push to win both National League Rookie of the Year and Cy Young in his debut season with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The ace has been winning fans over by giving plenty of insight into his personality and all the things that have made him a big ticket draw so far, and ahead of the 2024 NFL season, he recently revealed which NFL team he roots for.
Skenes appeared on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take recently and shared that he has been a massive Pittsburgh Steelers fan his entire life, saying he has been a fan “my whole life” and adding it has been interesting how Steelers fans come to Pirates games just to yell and drink and have a good time.
Paul Skenes has been a MASSIVE Steelers fan his entire life
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— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) September 6, 2024
Letting Pirates fans know that he has been a lifelong Steelers fan despite growing up in Southern California is only going to make him a more beloved figure in Pittsburgh, a city that absolutely loves its football.
It’s also believable since Los Angeles didn’t get pro football back until Skenes was already a teenager, so if he was into football as a lad, he surely could have adopted the Steelers as his team.
If the Steelers don’t get what they need out of their quarterback battle between Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, perhaps the 6’6″ Skenes with his rocket arm can make a quick trip across town to take over at QB.
