The Pirates selected a pitcher with the No. 6 pick in the 2025 MLB draft, taking highly touted right-hander Seth Hernandez out of Corona High School in California. Hernandez was heralded as one of the best players in the draft, and he's already drawing some comparisons to another standout pitcher in Pittsburgh; Paul Skenes.

In 59 MLB Draft classes, a high school right-hander has never gone 1-1. Seth Hernandez is a top talent but is unlikely to be the first.

First-round draft pick Seth Hernandez is the latest reason for Bucco optimism. The Pirates’ head scout called the high school right-hander a “culture changer.” But Paul Skenes hasn’t changed the Pirates’ culture.

The question wasn’t if Seth Hernandez was going to be drafted, but when and where the right-hander would land. Billed as one of the best high school pitching prospects in the MLB Draft’s history, that

When the Pittsburgh Pirates selected prep pitcher Seth Hernandez at No. 6 overall in the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday, the right-hander received a special welcome m

Pittsburgh Pirates fans are dreaming about what their future starting rotation looks like, but those dreams might be premature thanks to Paul Skenes.