Livvy Dunne celebrates Paul Skenes' Cy Young Award honor

Former LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne celebrated her fellow Paul Skenes’ National League Cy Young Award triumph connected Wednesday.

Skenes was named the apical pitcher successful the National League aft a vocation twelvemonth that saw him decorativeness with a major-league champion 1.97 ERA to spell on with 216 strikeouts. He was an All-Star for the 2nd time, and became the archetypal pitcher since Dwight Gooden to triumph the Cy Young Award aft winning the Rookie of the Year Award.

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Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates watches the enactment amusement with his woman Olivia Dunne during the ROY 2024 National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award Announcement connected Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 successful Baton Rouge, Louisiana . (Lucas Casel/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

"Cy Young Skenes has a bully ringing to it," Dunne wrote successful a station connected X.

She besides posted a video connected her TikTok page, showing the differences successful Skenes’ absorption to his Rookie of the Year Award triumph to his Cy Young Award win. Skenes’ absorption past twelvemonth was precise timid portion Dunne was highly cheerful.

This year, the 2 embraced aft the Pirates prima gave a jubilant fist pump.

Dunne and Skenes person been dating for implicit a year. She's routinely seen astatine Pirates games supporting Skenes and the team.

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes (30) poses with his woman Louisiana State University gymnast Olivia Dunn (right) aft making his large league debut against the Chicago Cubs astatine PNC Park connected May 11, 2024. (Charles LeClaire/USA TODAY Sports)

Skenes’ grant triumph came amid rumors that helium wants retired of Pittsburgh earlier helium hits escaped bureau aft the 2029 season. He pushed backmost connected that conception Wednesday night.

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"I don’t cognize wherever that came from," Skenes said. "The extremity is to triumph and the extremity is to triumph successful Pittsburgh."

He remained optimistic astir the Pirates’ quality to tract a contending World Series team.

"The mode that fans spot america extracurricular of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh is not expected to win," Skenes said. "There are 29 instrumentality bases that expect america to lose. I privation to beryllium a portion of the 26 guys that alteration that."

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes delivers during the 2nd inning of a shot crippled against the Chicago Cubs successful Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal won the American League Cy Young Award for the 2nd consecutive year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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