This article was originally published on www.si.com as Paul Skenes Is Having a Start to His Career That Baseball Has Literally Never Seen. Paul Skenes is dominant. That's nothing new, but after his latest gem of a start, he reached numbers that haven't been seen since the dead-ball era.

MLB World Reacts to Paul Skenes News on Saturday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered a sluggish 10–1 defeat to the Chicago White Sox on Friday night in their first game back from the All-Star break.

The Pirates pitcher stopped on the MLB All-Star Game red carpet to help his girlfriend, social media influencer and former LSU gymnast, Olivia “Livvy” Dunne, re-lace her heel after it apparently came undone. The right-handed flamethrower dropped to one knee as cameras caught him assisting Dunne with her heel before the two continued on.

A look at Paul Skenes' newest chase card, a 1/1 Logoman Patch Auto which may be his biggest chase card in 2025

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, former LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne and New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge were among the stars walking the 2025 MLB All-Star red carpet ahead of Tuesday night's All-Star Game.