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Young Pirates Fan Excited About Paul Skenes' Mustache, and Livvy Dunne
Paul Skenes, the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher, made his third career start on Thursday, taking on the San Francisco Giants in an afternoon game at PNC Park. SportsNet Pittsburgh carried the game locally and sideline reporter Hannah Mears was in the stands to talk to a group of mustachioed elementary school students who were in attendance.
After Mears got the kids to shout a "Go Bucs," one young fan provided the broadcast with a much more viral moment. Mears asked what exactly the kid liked about Skenes and he answered without hesitation saying, "His mustache and... Livvy Dunne!"
This kid was asked what his favorite thing about Paul Skenes was and he included Livvy Dunne in his answer. What a guy. pic.twitter.com/QkWZuLSia4
— Evan Davis (@EvanDavisTSP) May 23, 2024
Livvy Dunne and Paul Skenes are obviously the IT couple in Pittsburgh right now, which is probably not what Dunne pictured as the next step in her career. It's unclear if Dunne was in attendance for the game today.
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes had a simple response to his girlfriend Olivia Dunne's @si_swimsuit shoot 😂 #oliviadunne #livvydunne #siswim #photoshoot #pirates #pittsburgh #reaction
Posted by Sports Illustrated on Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Skenes, who was definitely in attendance, threw 93 pitches and scattered six hits and one earned run over six innings of work. He struck out a career-low three batters, but left with the game well in hand for hte home team. All things considered, another solid outing for the rookie who turns 22 next week and plans to enter the military when he retires.
A baseball is already hard enough to hit.
— MLB (@MLB) May 23, 2024
Paul Skenes makes it even tougher. pic.twitter.com/5O0JLKVHxh
Between the mustache, confidence and assortment of unhittable pitches, Skenes is making quite an impression. Even if some fans are just as interested in his girlfriend. Hey, whatever gets young people interested in baseball.
STEPHEN DOUGLAS
Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.