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 .

"I don't know where that came from," Skenes told reporters Wednesday night. "The goal is to win, and the goal is to win in Pittsburgh."

Skenes said he saw the report -- in which an anonymous Pirates player is quoted as saying that the star right-hander is "hoping for a trade" before he can become a free agent in 2029 -- but responded that he "didn't think much about i

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