Pittsburgh Pirates rookie ace Paul Skenes was one of six new players elected to the Major League Baseball Players' Association executive subcommittee on Wednesday, per the Associated Press, joining Detroit Tigers Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Pete Fairbanks and Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins.

Texas Rangers infielder Marcus Semien and Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brent Suter remain a part of the eight-man committee.

Of note, free agent pitcher Jack Flaherty, Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ and Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito—the trio of players who reportedly pushed MLBPA executive director Tony Clark to replace the union's chief labor negotiator, deputy executive director Bruce Meyer, back in March—were among the six players rotated off the subcommittee after serving two-year terms.

Their efforts to replace Meyer, aided by MLBPA lawyer Harry Marino, proved unsuccessful. Marino had previously helped to unionize minor league players and sought to supplant Meyer, saying publicly in March that "the players who sought me out want a union that represents the will of the majority."

The subcommittee ultimately distanced itself from Marino, however.

"For decades, the bedrock of the MLBPA has been an engaged membership that does not bend to outside agendas," Clark said in a statement at the time. "It therefore comes as no surprise that a coordinated and covert effort to challenge this foundation has troubled players at all levels of professional baseball."

New York Mets star Francisco Lindor, Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and Chicago White Sox outfielder Austin Slater also rotated off the subcommittee on Wednesday after completing their two-year terms. Semien is the longest serving subcommittee member, dating back to 2020.