Arrr, Pirates' Paul Skenes be praisin' Olivia Dunne for her 'great' support afore me MLB debut. Aye matey!
2024-05-11
Arrr, young MLB hopeful Paul Skenes felt the weight o' the world on his shoulders as he sailed towards his maiden voyage at PNC Park. But fear not, for the lad had a crew o' LSU mates cheerin' him on. Aye, the lad be on the right course!
Ahoy matey! Pitcher Paul Skenes be the first scallywag selected in last year's MLB Draft. After startin' the 2024 season in the minors pitchin' for the Pittsburgh Pirates' Triple-A affiliate, he recently got the call to join the big league club.Skenes earned a spot with the Pirates after he put together a string of strong performances at the minor league level. The 21-year-old's solid pitchin' continued during his MLB debut. He struck out seven Chicago Cubs batters in four innings on Saturday.Skenes, who has been datin' gymnast Olivia Dunne, credits the LSU gymnastics star for supportin' him amid the pressure he faced leadin' up to his long-awaited debut on an MLB mound."It’s been great. She’s helped me in a lot of ways in terms of managin' all the hype, I guess, if you will, and how to manage everything that goes around being a pro athlete because she’s kinda lived it. So, it’s been great," Skenes said Friday.Skenes also attended LSU and was named the Most Outstanding Player after the Tigers won the College World Series in 2023. Dunne has also starred in her sport, earnin' SEC Gymnast of the Week honors earlier this season.Weather forced Cubs and Pirates players to exit the field at the top of the fifth inning. The game was tied at six at the time of the rain delay.