Pirates ace Paul Skenes has nightmare opening day start vs Mets, leaves before first inning ends

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, couldn't have had a more disastrous start to the 2026 MLB season after not making it out of the first inning against the New York Mets.

Pirates manager Don Kelly took a stroll out to the Citi Field mound to pull Skenes after the Mets put together a five-run first inning that wasn't all on the phenom right-hander.

But some soft contact, inconsistent accuracy, and two bad plays in center field by O'Neil Cruz had...