Paul Skenes’ girlfriend Olivia Dunne gives shoutout to Pirates star as he joins Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge on 2025’s most-mentioned list

Paul Skenes' highly successful season in 2025, where he won the National League Cy Young award, got even better as he was named in the same list as some of the greatest players of all time.

After music platform Spotify released its year-end Wrapped for its users around the globe, MLB took some creative leverage to reveal its own 2025 season wrap featuring the top superstars, teams, and their engagement with the baseball community.

The MLB's Instagram account released the 2025 season wrap on Wednesday, with its cover list featuring the most mentioned names in the sport this past year. It included reigning MVPs of both leagues, Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, record-breaking catcher and switch-hitter Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh, World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and coming in fifth place was Paul Skenes.

His girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, took to her Instagram account to give his selection a big shoutout. Dunne, the former Louisiana State University gymnast, used one of Skenes' stickers on Instagram to "point" towards his name on the list.

Olivia Dunne's Instagram story (Source: Instagram @livvydunne)

It has been an incredible rise for Skenes, who has had one of the best two seasons for a starter in the MLB since making his debut. Last season, he went 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 133.0 innings pitched, giving him the National League Rookie of the Year award.

Skenes backed it up with a 10-10, 1.97 ERA from a 187.2 innings campaign, easily taking home the top pitcher's award. His win also cemented a huge payday for the 23-year-old, as he received a whopping $3,436,343 from the pre-arbitration bonus pool, a record.

Olivia Dunne embracing offseason with Paul Skenes with cute TikToks

After a grueling MLB season, Paul Skenes and Olivia Dunne are getting well-rested during the holiday season before Spring Training comes around in February. The viral social media influencer is making the most of her time with her partner with heartwarming TikToks.

Last week, Dunne posted a video explaining to her fans what it means "having a boyfriend everyone loves". The reel featured the couple in various poses with a SpongeBob SquarePants laughter track to add to the humor of it.

On Monday, she shared a reel of her revealing how Skenes taught her to pitch, which saw the former gymnast making a pitching motion that transitioned into a warm embrace.