- The first choice of the 2023 MLB Draft becomes a sensation in Pittsburgh this year
- Skenes wants to serve in the US Army once his professional baseball days are over
Olivia Dunne responded to a young Pirates fan who revealed that her favorite thing about rookie Paul Skenes is his mustache, along with his girlfriend.
On Thursday, a Steelers reporter asked a kid at a Pittsburgh home game against the San Francisco Giants what he liked most about the pitcher.
“His mustache and Livvy Dunne,” said the young Pirates fan, who also wore a fake mustache.
Just 24 hours later, Dunne responded: “I like the mustache too, kid.”
Before Thursday’s game, she shared a selfie of herself in a black crop top and leather pants with the caption “let’s go bucs” on her Instagram Story.
A young Paul Skenes fan said he likes the rookie pitcher and Livvy Dunne’s mustache in a viral interview Thursday during Pirates-Giants.
Former Louisiana State University gymnast Olivia Dunne attended Thursday’s game
Just 24 hours into the interview, Dunne responded to the boy in X: ‘I like the mustache too, boy.’
The Sports Illustrated model and social media influencer has been a staple at Skenes’ games after the two began dating while studying together at LSU in Baton Rouge.
For his part, Skenes allowed one run in six innings despite the Giants rallying against the Pirates bullpen in a 7-6 victory on Thursday.
The top pick of the 2023 MLB Draft became an immediate sensation in Pittsburgh this season, when a crowd of 23,162 fans showed up for Thursday’s game.
Skenes allowed one run in six innings as the Giants rallied Pitt’s bullpen in a 7-6 victory.
That’s more than double what the club had been averaging for midweek games this season.
Skenes made his major league debut against the Chicago Cubs in a 10-9 Pirates victory on May 11.
Six days later, he led Pittsburgh to a 9-3 victory, once again against the Cubs.
Skenes, who wants to serve in the U.S. military once his professional baseball days are over, is donating $100,000 to the Gary Sinese Foundation, a charity for U.S. veterans.
