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Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne is quite a popular social media personality. She boasts over five million followers on Instagram and over eight million on TikTok. Dunne regularly posts about her day-to-day life. Skenes and her dog, Roux, also make frequent appearances on her socials.
On Tuesday, as Dunne took to TikTok to post a video with her pup, one fan jokingly brought up how even Roux showed more emotion in the 10-second video as compared to Skenes' ice-cold reaction upon winning the NL Rookie of the Year.
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It appears many fans agreed with the fan's humorous take, as the comment went on to be the most liked one on Dunne's post.
"The dog showed more emotion than Paul did 😂😂😂😂"
Meanwhile, other fans commented on Olivia Dunne and Roux's precious bond.
"A beautiful girl and her best friend. Adorable"
"Yall are great"
"2 queens"
"This is actually so cute and so adorable. Incredible how beautiful can a relationship between a dog/pup and a human being can be. 🥹🥹🥹"
"Roux is absolutely adorable! 🐾 Such a beautiful pup!"
Paul Skenes and Olivia Dunne adopted Roux in October 2023. The pup lives with Olivia Dunne in Louisiana as she competes with LSU, but often gets to meet Skenes as well, tagging along with Dunne whenever she makes the trip to Pittsburgh. Roux is also quite the celebrity on social media, with over 16,000 followers on own Instagram page.
Olivia Dunne all smiles as she celebrates Paul Skenes NL Rookie of the Year award win
Paul Skenes finished his rookie season with an 11-3 record, a 1.96 ERA and 170 strikeouts, leading to him being named the 2024 NL Rookie of the Year.
Right by his side to celebrate, was his girlfriend Olivia Dunne, who later took to Instagram to share a series of snaps from the joyous day.
"that was cool" Dunne captioned her Instagram post
With a fantastic rookie season in the books, Skenes can take his mind off the sport for a while, and focus on resting well to return next season.
