On Saturday afternoon, Olivia “Libby” Dunn gave her boyfriend Paul Skeens some true Bronx cheer.
Dunn, an LSU gymnast and social media sensation, never actually teased her girlfriend, but she gave him a lot of aggressive early on when he pitched as a Pirates pitcher on the mound at Yankee Stadium. Gave support.
Before the game, Dunn took to Instagram to show off the outfit he was wearing, which included a black top, black shorts and white boots with “Pirates” written on the front and “Skenes” on the back.
The NIL darling was dominated in the first inning by Skeens, who struck out the onlookers Juan Soto and Aaron Judge in an at-bat that included a triple-digit fastball, and appeared on both YES Network and Sportsnet Pittsburgh TV. It aired on the feed.
Skeens struck out three in two innings for the Pirates in the shortened, final outing of the year.
The superstar couple and LSU attendee officially inducted last summer after Skeens was selected No. 1 overall by the Pirates in the 2023 MLB Draft.
She has been a presence in many of Skeens' starts since he was called up to the big leagues this spring, including a one-inning start in the All-Star Game at Texas.
The pair dominated the red carpet, and she was seen beaming and cheering after he pitched a shutout in an American League game.
Dan recently revealed on the Best of Both Worlds podcast how she and Skeens met and became a couple.
Selfie in the Bronx. Robert Szabo of the New York Post
“I met Paul and started seeing him around and I thought, 'Who is this tall, mysterious guy?' I literally had no idea who he was. But I was just looking around,” Dunn said. “Then he wasn't even in the game during baseball season.” [I was at]he was in the dugout.
“Then I saw him in the dugout and thought, 'There he is.' I thought, 'He's cute, I like that profile.' He didn't have a mustache yet, so he wasn't yet the Paul Skeens we know and love. It's a mustache, right? right. So after that I ended up following him [on social media] So we played together and bought ice cream, but it was very cold. ”
