The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s daily MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Paul Skenes said it out loud, and then he went and did it. Plus: Braves/Padres notes, a section for my fellow uniform number nerds, and a road trip to legendary homer locations. I’m Levi Weaver, here with Ken Rosenthal — welcome to The Windup! When Pittsburgh called up Paul Skenes to make his big-league debut, I was excited for strictly baseball reasons. Mega-prospect, triple digits, sub-1.00 minor-league ERA. Check, check, check, let’s go. I am...

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