Olivia “Livvy” Dunne gave her boyfriend, Paul Skenes, an actual Bronx cheer on Saturday afternoon.
Dunne, the LSU gymnast and social media sensation, didn’t truly mock her beau however gave him loads of constructive assist early on when he pitched for the Pirates on the Yankee Stadium mound.
Earlier than the sport, Dunne confirmed on Instagram what she’d be carrying, together with a black high, black shorts and white boots that spelled out “Pirates” on the entrance and “Skenes” on the again.
The NIL darling was proven on each the YES Community and Sportsnet Pittsburgh TV feeds as Skenes dominated within the first inning, as he struck out Juan Soto trying and Aaron Choose swinging in at-bats that included triple-digit fastballs.
Skenes struck out three in two excellent innings for the Pirates in an abbreviated outing for what shall be his closing outing of the 12 months.
The famous person couple — and LSU attendees — turned official final summer season after Skenes was drafted first total by the Pirates within the 2023 MLB Draft.
She’s been a presence at loads of Skenes’ begins since he was referred to as as much as the large leagues this spring, together with his one-inning begin in Texas throughout the All-Star Sport.
The 2 took the pink carpet by storm, and after he pitched a scoreless body in opposition to the American League, she was proven beaming and cheering.
Dunne lately revealed on the “Better of Each Worlds” podcast how she and Skenes met and have become a pair.
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“I met Paul and I’d type of see him round and I used to be like, ‘Who is that this tall, mysterious man?’ I actually had no clue who he was, however I’d simply see him round,” Dunne mentioned. “Then, throughout baseball season, he wasn’t even enjoying that sport [I was at], he was within the dugout.
“So I noticed him within the dugout and I used to be like, ‘There he’s.’ I believed, ‘He’s cute, I like that aspect profile.’ He didn’t have a mustache but, so he wasn’t even the Paul Skenes that everyone knows and love but. Mustaches, proper? Proper. So after that, I ended up following him [on social media] and we frolicked, obtained ice cream, and it was chill.”
