MLB Spring Training 2024 is in full swing in Arizona and Florida. The National League Central’s Pittsburgh Pirates kicked off their first game of the spring today with a 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins.
The Pirates finished 2023 second-to-last in the NL Central ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. Pittsburgh hasn’t made the playoffs since 2015 with just one winning season since then in 2018. There’s reason to be excited about the Pirates’ future though, including prospect Paul Skenes, the first overall pick from the 2023 MLB Draft.
Skenes won the College World Series with LSU in 2023 and won Most Outstanding Player in the series. But he may be more popular as half of an athletics power couple with gymnast Olivia ‘Livvy’ Dunne.
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Sports power couple loading: Livvy Dunne and Paul Skenes
Dunne has one of the largest social media followings among college athletes. She has more than 15 million followers across her social networks and reportedly makes $3.5 million in endorsement deals. At that number, she’s the highest-paid women’s athlete in college sports, according to On3 NIL valuation rankings. Fellow LSU Tiger Angel Reese is the second-highest paid women’s athlete at $1.7 million.
Rumors began last August that Dunne and Skenes were dating after Dunne posted photos on…
