In part stemming from an aversion to receiving compliments, hyping up himself and publicity in general, Paul Skenes can be notoriously succinct when asked about his growing list of accolades as a major-leaguer.

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.

The Pittsburgh Pirates made the controversial decision to select Seth Hernandez, a pitcher coming out of high school, with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 ML

Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer, Joe Ryan outpitched Paul Skenes. and the Minnesota Twins beat Pittsburgh 2-1 to hand the Pirates their seventh straight loss.

The Pirates will look to avoid an eighth-straight loss on Saturday afternoon in the second game of their series with the Twins

There was a ballgame played in Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium on the night of Oct. 14, 1992. Doug Drabek stifled the hometown Braves for eight innings and his Pittsburgh Pirates took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth.