Paul Skenes added to his individual accolades with the National League Cy Young Award but had to use the moment to also sidestep concern that he is looking to leave the Pittsburgh Pirates. Skenes remains under team control for the rest of the decade but found himself pushing back against a report that he has told teammates he is eager to move on via trade -- with a particular focus on joining the New York Yankees.

A report from a suburban New Jersey outlet indicated Skenes might have told an anonymous former teammate he'd prefer to be a Yankee and be traded there. Skenes was unaware of the conversation with the mystery player after teammates showed him the report. "I didn't think much about it," he says.

Pirates' Paul Skenes breaks silence on Yankees trade rumor originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Paul Skenes won the NL Cy Young on Wednesday, but the Pittsburgh Pirates ' ace had to use part of his time to address some rumors.

On the same day he won his first career Cy Young award, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes had to refute a report that he wants to play for the New York Yankees.

Kanji autographs have become a hot trend in baseball cards thanks largely to Shohei Ohtani. Now Skenes is joining in.

Skubal became the first American League pitcher to win consecutive Cy Young Awards since Pedro Martinez in 2000 while Skenes won his first NL plaque in unanimous fashion when winners were announced Nov. 12.

Pirates' Paul Skenes wants to join Yankees, could form deadly trio with Gerrit Cole, Max Fried originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

According to Randy Miller of NJ.com, National League Cy Young finalist Paul Skenes has been telling his Pittsburgh Pirates teammates that he wants to play for New York someday. “According to a Pirates teammate who recently spoke with NJ Advance Media, ...