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Tarik Skubal Gets ‘Best Pitcher’ Intro as Paul Skenes Debate Heats Up

Ford Field’s PA announcer introduced Skubal as “the best pitcher in baseball” during Lions-Steelers, per Mark Kaboly. The Tigers ace owns back-to-back 190-inning seasons with a sub-2.40 ERA. Pittsburgh’s Skenes counters with a 1.96 ERA and 386 strikeouts in 320 2/3 innings, fueling baseball’s newest ace debate entering 2026. Skubal is reigning AL Cy Young; Skenes won NL Cy.