Tonkatsu (豚カツ, とんかつ or トンカツ, pronounced [toŋkatsɯ]; "pork cutlet") is a Japanese dish that consists of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet. It involves coating slices of pork with panko (bread crumbs), and then frying them in oil. The two main types are fillet and loin. Tonkatsu is also the basis of other dishes such as katsukarē and katsudon. Etymology The word tonkatsu is a combination of the Sino-Japanese word ton (豚) meaning "pig", and katsu (カツ), which is a shortened form of katsuretsu (...

Paul David Skenes (born May 29, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the LSU Tigers. He was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. Early life and amateur career Skenes grew up in Lake Forest, California and attended El Toro High School. He was recruited by the US Air Force Academy baseball team and accepted an appointment as part of the class of 2024.In his first season at Air Force, Skenes was named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year and a first team All-American by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Baseball America, and the NCBWA. He was named the winner of the John Olerud Award as the nation's best two-way player.In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.After his sophomore season, Skenes entered the NCAA transfer portal. On July 28, 2022, Skenes announced that he would transfer to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play for the LSU Tigers. Following the 2023 season, Skenes won the National Pitcher...

The 2023 Major League Baseball draft is taking place July 9–11, 2023, in Seattle. The draft assigns amateur baseball players to MLB teams. For the first time, a draft lottery was used to set a portion of the draft order. The first six selections were set via the lottery, with picks belonging to the remaining lottery participants set in reverse order of regular season winning percentage. To complete the first round, playoff teams select in an order that combines postseason finish, revenue sharing status, and reverse order of winning percentage. Reverse order of regular season winning percentage and postseason finish is used to set the draft order for rounds two through 20. In addition, compensation picks have been distributed for players who did not sign from the 2022 MLB Draft.The Pittsburgh Pirates won the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery, and selected Paul Skenes with the first pick in the draft. The first round picks of the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers have been moved down 10 slots as a result of those teams exceeding the first luxury tax threshold by $40 million or more. The Seattle Mariners have been awarded the first Prospect...