Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes’ girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, travelled to the Bahamas with her friends and family to celebrate her birthday earlier this month.
Following her return from the birthday getaway, the former LSU gymnast met Skenes’ Pirates teammate Hunter Barco’s fiancee Mandy Eastwood. The Pirates pitcher’s fiancee shared their picture in her Instagram story.
Dunne wore a spaghetti-strap camisole with white denim pants, while Eastwood rocked a green top with blue denim jeans.
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“Me & bae,” she captioned her post.
Eastwood and Barco reportedly dated for a few years before she got engaged to the Pirates pitcher last year and are set to tie the knot in December.
Dunne, who celebrated her 24th birthday in the Bahamas with Skenes, met the Pirates ace during their time as college athletes at LSU in 2023 and they have been together since.
The former LSU gymnast has been to several Pirates games to cheer for Skenes and even watched Team USA in action during the World Baseball Classic earlier this year.
Pirates ace Paul Skenes backed to break record for first-year arbitration salary
Paul Skenes’ third season with the Pirates ended last month after the NL team failed to qualify for the playoffs. Following the worst season of his career on the mound, Skenes is reportedly eligible for first-year arbitration in the offseason.
Despite his underwhelming 2026 season, MLB reporter Colin Beazley believes the NL Cy Young winner could set the record for first-year arbitration for a pitcher.
“This is an arbitration hearing the entire league will be watching. Skenes, after being paid essentially the league minimum for his first three seasons, is set up to start earning significant money,” Beazley wrote. “However, in his first season of arbitration, he will still be on a team-friendly salary.”
“Skenes will undoubtedly be tendered a contract. The only question is whether Skenes breaks the first-year pitcher arbitration Dallas Keuchel set at $7.25 million in 2016. Even after a down year, it seems likely that Skenes will.”
Although Skenes posted a 10-11 record with a career-high 3.82 ERA in 2026, he remains one of the most coveted pitchers in the league.
Edited by Chaitanya Prakash
