Livvy Dunne Shares Hilarious Moment with Pirates' Paul Skenes
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PITTSBURGH — Livvy Dunne and Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed starting pitcher Paul Skenes have dated for years now, but the public still can't get enough of the couple.
Dunne shared a recent Instagram reel, where she shows all the fans in her comments talking about Skenes, sharing GIFs of him and posting pictures of him under posts that have nothing to do with him.
She even shared a clip of a fan showing a picture of Skenes at an event she was at and the audio of the entire reel reads, "Every night, at dinner, I'll be there. Every birthday party, I'll be there. Every Christmas, I'll be there."
The couple have been inseparable since they started dating. The duo also featured in GQ magazine earlier this year, with the couple wearing designer clothes and taking photos in a rare snowstorm in Baton Rouge.
Dunne was the most followed NCAA athlete on social media, including 5.3 million followers on Instagram and eight million followers on TikTok. She just finished her fifth season with LSU gymnastics, where they finished third at the National Championships.
She helped LSU win their first National Title in the 2023-24 season, as well as setting a career-high of 9.900 on floor twice. She also spent time o the U.S. National Team back in 2017. That marked her final season of competitive gymnastics, as she chose to retire from the sport following the conclusion of the season.
Skenes starred at LSU in 2023, after transferring from Air Force. He had a 13-2 record in 19 starts, 1.69 ERA in 122.2 innings, giving up just 23 earned runs and seven earned runs, while notching 209 strikeouts to just 20 walks, leading the program to a national title that season.
He would enter the 2023 MLB Draft, where the Pirates took him with the No. 1 overall pick. He also signed with the franchise on a $9.2 million signing bonus, the highest ever given to a player at the time.
Skenes has pitched sensationally since coming up to the MLB on May 11, 2024, serving as one of the best players in baseball.
He finished his rookie season with an 11-3 record over 23 starts, allowing just 29 earned runs over 133.0 innings pitched for a 1.96 ERA, 170 strikeouts to 32 walks, a .198 opposing batting average, a 0.95 WHIP and a 11.50 K/9.
He went on to win NL Rookie of the Year, earning 23 of the 30 first-place votes and becoming the first Pirates player since outfielder Jason Bay did so 20 years earlier in 2004. He was also the first rookie that started an All-Star Game since 1995, doing so for the National League.
Skenes also earned All-MLB First Team honors and finished third in voting for the NL Cy Young Award.
He has excelled again in 2025, ranking amongst the best pitchers in the MLB, with the lowest ERA (2.13), tied for the third lowest opposing batting average (.197), tied for the fourth most innings pitched (148.0), the sixth most strikeouts (166) and the seventh lowest WHIP (0.96).
Skenes also started for the NL in the All-Star Game, becoming the first pitcher ever that started consecutive All-Stars in their first two seasons in the MLB.
Dunne and Skenes have still kept a strong relationship during all of this, going out on date nights, golfing, vacationing in the Hamptons and stunning on the All-Star Game runway.
Dominic writes for Pittsburgh Pirates On SI, Pittsburgh Panthers Pn SI and also, Pittsburgh Steelers On SI. A Pittsburgh native, Dominic grew up watching Pittsburgh Sports and wrote for The Pitt News as an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, covering Pitt Athletics. He would write for Pittsburgh Sports Now after college and has years of experience covering sports across Pittsburgh.